<p>I'm a conservative Episcopalian. I'm interested in equestrian sports, and would be trying out for the equestrian team if I decide to attend Stanford. </p>
<p>I've heard lots of things about Stanford being overwhelmingly liberal.</p>
<p>Would I fit in at Stanford? Is there a substantial Episcopal community there? What about conservatives?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Colleges in general are pretty liberal</p>
<p>I’m well aware of that, but you can’t honestly tell me that because colleges are generally liberal that no conservatives go to college. That’s ridiculous. I’m asking about Stanford in particular. Is it more liberal than most schools?</p>
<p>It is less liberal than most California schools. Condoleezza Rice and George Shultz (former Secretaries of State under the Bush and Reagan administrations respectively) are professors and fellows of Stanford’s Hoover Institution.</p>
<p>Condoleezza Rice also served as Stanford’s provost (i.e. chief academic officer) before leaving to serve as the National Security Advisor in the Bush administration.</p>
<p>stanford is pretty moderate. conservatives are in a minority though. </p>
<p>you’d probably fit in.</p>
<p>stanford is pretty moderate. conservatives are in a minority though.</p>
<p>you’d probably fit in. </p>
<p>Sounds about right</p>
<p>Let’s put things in perspective… you could be at UC Berkeley haha</p>
<p>On your other posts, you say that you are currently a 7th grader.
While that’s not too early to start preparing academically, I do think that’s too early to know what kind of campus culture will be appealing to you six years from now.</p>
<p>Conservative and with an episcopal community. That’s all I asked about. Not what kind of kids go there, not where the best Chinese food is. I asked a simple question, siliconvalleymom. I may be a 7th grader, but I truly see no reason why I can’t begin to think about future colleges based on the basics of campus life. I’m not going to just decide where I want to go now, I know that would be silly. But there is nothing wrong with asking a simple question. Thanks to everyone who actually answered my question, I appreciate it.</p>
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<p>I’ll answer this part of your question. Based on that last post you might not fit in. The same moderate student body that would make being a conservative Episcopalian easy would also be really turned off by that last comment. That was a little intense.</p>
<p>On another note, I am not Episcopalian but I am conservative (I’m Catholic so close enough though). Although I know I am in the minority, I never feel as though I am belittled or have to hide my views. I know plenty of other conservatives. I also know a really hard core libertarian. Conversations get interesting with him.</p>
<p>Don’t know much about the equestrian team; I only know one person who is on it. For what it is worth she is really nice.</p>
<p>Ditto to firehose post. My son is somewhat conservative in most areas of life and has no problems at Stanford. While the student body is probably on the slightly liberal side, fellow students are generally accepting of diversity and look to learn from it. Diversity is one of the cornerstones of Stanford that many students find so appealing. Plus the campus is big enough you can always find interesting, like-minded people regardless of your point of view on any issue. </p>
<p>In your case, the conservative lifestyle would be fine, but your attitude might be a problem. Siliconvalleymom brought up a useful point to consider.</p>
<p>I’m sorry if I offended anyone. At the same time, though, it is very frustrating when someone bothers to post something that basically says “you’re too young to be taken seriously on this topic”. I found it a little rude, actually. </p>
<p>I’m not going to play the victim card, but it was a bit unfair for you two to say that because of my attitude people might not like me. You really don’t know me. Thanks for responding to my question.</p>
<p>I think the point they’re making is that if you’re letting your political leanings and religious beliefs determine whether or not you’ll fit in somewhere, you’re not going to fit in at Stanford.</p>
<p>You come off like a tryhard</p>