<p>Funkyfood - I'm so very sorry. Hugs for you. :) :)</p>
<p>lefty i agree, im a diehard liberal and i c that whole not preaching to the choir thing...but I dont know if i could deal with so many conservatives. Im applying to GW and American (safety) in DC. Btw, isnt Georgetown even harder than tufts to get into?
P.S. good luck on regular admission! Fingers crossed for both of us getting into tufts!</p>
<p>Being around conservatives is tough (I don't know what they were thinking when they voted for Dubya!), but I also think that we're going to continue losing elections until we start listening to their arguments, how they're framing the issues, how they think, etc. (I highly recommend George Lakoff). I don't really know how conservative Georgetown is, though... I want to be around ideological diversity, but I don't want to be singled out as a bleeding heart liberal...</p>
<p>GW is an awesome school- I'd apply, but they don't give a lot of financial aid, and I need a full scholarship. It would be so cool to go to school in DC. I know Georgetown's a little more tough than Tufts, but I thought that my activism might play out a little differently there. I don't know... minimal risk applying, so I figured I'd go for it since I love it so much. Good luck to you with college admissions (especially Tufts!)!!</p>
<p>Just as a thought. If you want to hear good liberal arguments, go to a conservative school. If you want to hear good conservative arguments, go to a liberal school. Those in the majority, especially in college, feel little need to explain themselves and believe that anyone with any intellect would follow their beliefs. The most well-reasoned arguments tend to come from the minority populations. Also, consider if you would prefer to be the liberal or be the conservative (I was quite the liberal activist in h.s. but still found myself to be among the more conservative people at Tufts, which was unsettling for me).</p>