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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone watching kids of siblings and cousins hit the college years and seeing several go to LACs because of a lifetime of family beliefs that LACs were the way to go and end up feeling a bit out of place because they weren't super liberal / progressive / queers for Gaza types, let me suggest you take a long hard look at bigger schools, such as big flagships like UVA or Michigan or UNC. They tend to be much more laid back places these days compared to many of the LACs. And will have excellent professors and large curriculum offerings.

I'm not saying there aren't LACs that tick the boxes for your kid, but it's also not the 1990s either.[/quote]

+100. I always thought LAC’s were the way to go- until my kid and his friends started the college admissions process. A lot of LAC’s aren’t what they were during the 1990’s and many state flagships have undergone similar changes. UGA comes to mind- the Hope and Zell Miller scholarships attracted many students who might have opted for LAC’s during another era. [/quote]

The majority of the country does not approve of what happened to Gaza.   Only about a third approve.   I don't think your issue has that much to do with any particular college because the entire country is upset with what happened to Gaza, particularly young people that would be going to colleges.

If you want your kid with the young people that are fine with what's going on in Gaza you may be able to find it but it's not going to be that easy.[/quote]

Your hackles got raised and you immediately pivoted to claiming mandate via "most of the country." Most of the country also didn't approve ot Hamas and what happened on October 7 and that has gotten lost in the loud activism. The point being that you can criticize without resorting to a binary, and at some schools it became too much of a binary dialogue. And there are plenty of kids who don't want to spend four years on a campus dominated by a binary attitude. I'm  northeast liberal but I do understand why southern schools and flagships have become very popular. [/quote]

Sure you are.[/quote]

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