<p>“dirty black men peeing on 6th st”…wow, it seems as though you don’t belong at UT, either.</p>
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<p>I strongly disagree. My daughter is not only socially and politically conservative, she was raised in a very socially and politically conservative family. But we stress understanding and non-judgment. She is at UT and she is happier than she has ever been. The isolation of A & M would have made her miserable and the their cult like culture is something she just can’t wrap her head around (specially referring to the corp)</p>
<p>collegeshopping, good point. The operative words here are understanding and non-judgemental. There are conservatives at UT, but they are not in the majority; conversely, there are liberals at A&M. They are both great schools, but it does matter what one’s views and leanings are. If one is a Rush Limbaugh, fire-breathing conservative, UT is not the place to be. My experience was the opposite; I was a relatively liberal person at a conservative school, and it wasn’t as fun as it could have been.</p>
<p>I agree with collegeshopping. I was conservative as a freshman entering into UT and remained so. I was able to find many other people who had the same viewpoints as me and felt quite “comfortable.” UT truly has many kinds of students. A&M’s “group think” is extremely pervasive (Midnight yell and yell leaders grabbing their parts is great fun?) while UT offers something for everybody. But, if “group think” interests a prospective student, well they should go for it.</p>
<p>My kiddo is attending UT this fall and is also a conservative. Am I concerned she will “not have fun” or be “uncomfortable” because of her economic/political beliefs? Not in the least.</p>
<p>thanks sunnydayfun! [:</p>
<p>I’ve read some great points here, many of which have made my decision even more concrete. I’m definitely going to UT. In fact, it’s already said and done. </p>
<p>@collegeshopping - Honestly, I feel the same way. Although I don’t mean to bash Texas A&M in any way, it’s narrow-minded, “cult-like” feel actually deterred me, even though it was in lieu of conservatism. I feel that UT is much more open minded, new age, technologically advanced, and change driven. I like that a lot.</p>
<p>And I really don’t care all that much about the traditions. There’s too many of them. 
Also, I have visited both campuses, and I simply love UT’s campus. The urban environment as well as the architecture of the campus and the landscaping doesn’t feel as old as A&M’s. I don’t think A&M knows what a tree is either. LOL. I find that a little ironic considering their Agricultural department is so highly noted. Anyway… Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>@sunnydayfun - Technically, I may be a sophmore or junior when I get to UT Austin. I got deferred to the CAP program due to my small early college high school only having 8 students and NONE of us getting the top 10% rule. Kind of discriminates against small schools, huh? I would have thought that the valedictorian gets it at LEAST. Anyway… I have a lot of college credits and will go to UT Tyler as a sophmore and possible enter UT Austin as a second semester sophmore or first semester junior. Also, I’ve decide on Electrical Engineering.</p>
<p>My first time saying this… Hook’em! ^_^</p>