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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Amherst is liberal -- perhaps very liberal.  I think a student survey reported 94% of students supported Biden. W&L might have been the reverse. For a student interested in a political career, presumably with a genuine interest in politics, the differing environments on should be a very important factor.

Are you asking which she should apply to early decision next year? I can't imagine why, in January, you'd want a head-to-head decision between these two schools. Academically, any selective school should clear the bar on English, History, and Economics.[/quote]
No liberal arts college is actually that conservative (unless it’s hillsdale). CMC and W&L are always brought up as super conservatives but it’s mostly because lac students are intolerant. For example, only 21% of CMC is conservative, but it’s branded as some trump factory. When liberals run a university, they try their hardest to stamp out minority voices; when conservatives run a university, they try to actually give any student who wants to speak a voice. Also, notice how rabid more conservative institutions are about alumni groups and resources; conservative alumni are much more giving and supportive of the college.[/quote]

I was certainly exaggerating to suggest the 92% of students at W&L supported Trump. Your argument about liberal college leaders is spurious in my view but beside the point either way. A student for whom politics is a prime motivator is unlikely to feel equally at home at these two schools. The alumni networks with DC connections (or state capital connections) are unlikely to be thick for conservative Amherst grads or liberal W&L grads.

For a student genuinely interest in politics as a career, a large state university is likely a better vocational call. [/quote]

I think W&L is perfect for someone seeking a political career. It’s not terribly far from DC. Don’t listen to this person. [/quote]

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