So I’ve been considering these two colleges. I’m a fan of the academic freedom and quirky personalities, but there’s one aspect that worries me. Do these colleges limit free speech? I consider myself liberal, and would never dream of engaging in hate speech or offensive slurs. But I do think that in an academic setting, it is important to maintain the freedom to respectfully express certain ideas, even if they are not the most popular. I’m just afraid that I’ll go to one of these colleges and be surrounded by overly sensitive people who cannot have an intelligent discussion without irrationally attacking whoever challenges their ideas. So basically I want to know if people will be socially ostracized at these colleges for holding opinions that go against what is popular.
Since you say you are liberal and only want to have respectful discussions, I think it’ll be fine. If you were a Trump supporter, I would advise you to look at different colleges.