<p>So what is the majority of the students at rice? Liberal or Conservative or moderate? As a New England Republican myself, i find that it would be hard to fit into a liberal college which make up like 95% of the colleges here....(ecspecially after what happend at Columbia earlier last week...)</p>
<p>You'd fit in just fine. The campus is maybe slightly more democrats than republicans but it's almost 50-50 (among those who care). I would say that you'd be fine at Rice as long as you respect the opinions of others, and actually want to listen to them in addition to sharing your own views. This is no Columbia, but it's also no BYU.</p>
<p>Im still in high school, but Rice and Duke are the two most conservative schools I'm applying to. (Not that others are much for comparison, but still.)</p>
<p>And Houston is quite a bit more conservative than other cities its size.</p>
<p>Well when your comparing it to NYC, Chicago, and LA, maybe. But I wouldn't not call Houston conservative.</p>
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But I wouldn't not call Houston conservative.
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Have to watch for those double-negatives.</p>
<p>houston...conservative?!! hahaah what on earth</p>
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houston...conservative?!! hahaah what on earth
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I didn't say it was conservative. Just more conservative.</p>
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Well when your comparing it to NYC, Chicago, and LA, maybe.
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Thank you. Those are the cities I am comparing Houston to.</p>
<p>However, as an example of Houston's more conservative side, there are high schools in the greater Houston area that will not allow Amnesty International programs because "it would cause problems" and it would "offend some members of the school." (This is a high school in Pearland, to be specific.)</p>
<p>I don't know about most of you, but I don't understand how on earth can anyone be offended by human rights.</p>
<p>weird....i'm not familiar with pearland...but i mean we have amnesty int at every schoool i cna thnk of in the greater houston area</p>
<p>houston is NOT conservative thoughsome of the suburbs are, pearland in particular. actually, its truly the most conservative area around houston. Rice, however, is very open-minded and Houston as a whole is one of the most diverse cities in the nation and you truly see it at Rice.</p>
<p>I'm from the East Coast and this was a concern of mine too (well, the opposite way from the original poster, but still). I'm very liberal, grew up in a town with a lot of close-minded fundamentalists, and so I was very wary of going to Texas. Well, I was pleasantly suprised. First, I wouldn't describe Rice as having a very political student body either way--everyone studies hard and complains about orgo, it honestly isn't that much of an issue. Secondly, of the minority that does seem to be politically active, I find both sides to be reasonable, if that makes any sense. I would describe the climate here first as apolitical, and then as moderate or perhaps just a tad (much less than other comparable schools) liberal.</p>
<p>even if Houston is conservative, rice isnt. So You will be fine...</p>
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houston is NOT conservative thoughsome of the suburbs are, pearland in particular.
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That could explain it.</p>
<p>Rice is, for the most part, politically apathetic. A lot of the students here call themselves moderate, but what they really mean is that they hate partisan politics and don't want to form any actual opinions of their own. I'd say that among those who care, the campus definitely leans left, but there is a vocal conservative minority (especially in the Thresher). I find that I'm able to engage in well-informed poitical discussions without much partisan bickering, though, and that's a good thing.</p>