<p>Hello, everyone. I'll be an entering Georgetown as a freshman in a few weeks, and I have a question about some concerns that I heard raised by a Georgetown upperclassman. How often do issues arise in which liberal professors and conservative students clash with one another causing adverse effects (bad grades, etc.) for the students? Have any of you current students observed or experienced such an issue? I appreciate any responses!</p>
<p>I’m fairly conservative myself (an active member of the College Republicans) and I have never had a problem with a liberal professor imposing their views upon me. I mean, I’ve even had a prof who went to Berkley and was not ‘too liberal’.</p>
<p>Okay, I have been nervous after hearing the “testimony” of a G’town senior who claimed that his GPA is significantly lower because of his views clashing with professors.</p>
<p>That sounds like compensating for grades; unless they’ve had some of the far far left profs. BTW, make sure to check out the College Republicans and considering joining.</p>
<p>Yeah, I definitely plan to join the Republicans.</p>
<p>Anyone who says that their GPA is too low because of their political views is just trying to cover up for a lack of work ethic or some such. It’s also not a particularly liberal school. I had two profs last year who had worked in the Bush administration. Nearly all of the professors at Georgetown or any other elite university have the professionalism to separate serious scholarship from partisan politics/reflexive ideology. I think you’ll find that for most professors, whatever their political leanings and whatever you own, expressing any partisan political view or reflexive ideology rather than thinking seriously about what you’re actually learning will lead to lower grades. No professor wants to read the views of the DNC or the RNC in your paper, they want to see original thought.</p>
<p>That’s the impression that I’ve been under since I decided to apply to and eventually attend Georgetown. Evidently, the case described to me is either extremely peculiar or (more likely) falls into one of the scenarios that you outlined.</p>