Anonymous
06/09/2014 22:19
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:If your family subscribes to the conservative view that women should be submissive and do nothing but raise kids, why pay the money for college at all?
That's as ridiculous a statement as someone saying, "If your family subscribes to the liberal view that women should be dominant and do nothing but work outside the home and put kids in daycare." Absurd to make such generalizations.
Anonymous
04/29/2014 05:54
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:This is a really scary question. OP - why aren't you freaking out that this is what your daughter's goal is?
I think it's very telling that she is looking for the most conservative - not the most challenging or the school with the best academics.
Conservatives do not want a school that is going to get all bogged down with facts and science. They just get in the way. College is supposed to teach you how to think and to question and it's supposed to teach and require this of Conservatives and Liberals. Why bother going to college if you are just looking to gather information to back up outdated opinions?
Just seems like a missed opportunity to meet lots of new people and challenge yourself. However, I do think this is a common Conservative approach and in some ways, I guess if they are looking to gather data and not focus on true learning, it's best they keep to themselves all at one school.
You go girl! Just keep thinking that way and don't even risk an open mind.
Anonymous
04/29/2014 00:57
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
Brilliant!!! Absolutely brilliant!
Anonymous
04/29/2014 00:56
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
This is a really scary question. OP - why aren't you freaking out that this is what your daughter's goal is?
I think it's very telling that she is looking for the most conservative - not the most challenging or the school with the best academics.
Conservatives do not want a school that is going to get all bogged down with facts and science. They just get in the way. College is supposed to teach you how to think and to question and it's supposed to teach and require this of Conservatives and Liberals. Why bother going to college if you are just looking to gather information to back up outdated opinions?
Just seems like a missed opportunity to meet lots of new people and challenge yourself. However, I do think this is a common Conservative approach and in some ways, I guess if they are looking to gather data and not focus on true learning, it's best they keep to themselves all at one school.
I think it's very telling that she is looking for the most conservative - not the most challenging or the school with the best academics.
Conservatives do not want a school that is going to get all bogged down with facts and science. They just get in the way. College is supposed to teach you how to think and to question and it's supposed to teach and require this of Conservatives and Liberals. Why bother going to college if you are just looking to gather information to back up outdated opinions?
Just seems like a missed opportunity to meet lots of new people and challenge yourself. However, I do think this is a common Conservative approach and in some ways, I guess if they are looking to gather data and not focus on true learning, it's best they keep to themselves all at one school.
Anonymous
04/21/2014 18:33
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
I thought Mason was a commuter school way out in Fairfax - not a flame, seriously. And I have lived here for years...
Educate thyself. 55 million endowment. 33,000 students. 12,000 in masters or doctoral programs. Commuting days are over. No. 1 in ratings for "Up and Coming University". Haven't you noticed all those ads in the Weekend section of Wash. Post featuring bands, dancers, art festivals, lectures, etc. at GMU? It has state of the art buildings and labs. And read up on Mason Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University. www.GMU.edu.
George Mason has a $55 Million endowment
Liberty has a $1,000 Million endowment.
Sounds like Liberty wins by a multiple of 20.
U.S. News must be way off then. It says the endowment is $58.6 million.
Plus, George Mason is a state school so the legislature helps fund it in addition to its endowment.
VT endowment dwarfs GMU. It's almost pathetic.
Anonymous
04/21/2014 18:32
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
I thought Mason was a commuter school way out in Fairfax - not a flame, seriously. And I have lived here for years...
Educate thyself. 55 million endowment. 33,000 students. 12,000 in masters or doctoral programs. Commuting days are over. No. 1 in ratings for "Up and Coming University". Haven't you noticed all those ads in the Weekend section of Wash. Post featuring bands, dancers, art festivals, lectures, etc. at GMU? It has state of the art buildings and labs. And read up on Mason Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University. www.GMU.edu.
Wow 3.3 m for 30,000 students. Real impressive.
George Mason has a $55 Million endowment
Liberty has a $1,000 Million endowment.
Sounds like Liberty wins by a multiple of 20.
U.S. News must be way off then. It says the endowment is $58.6 million.
Plus, George Mason is a state school so the legislature helps fund it in addition to its endowment.
Anonymous
04/20/2014 11:55
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
I thought Mason was a commuter school way out in Fairfax - not a flame, seriously. And I have lived here for years...
Educate thyself. 55 million endowment. 33,000 students. 12,000 in masters or doctoral programs. Commuting days are over. No. 1 in ratings for "Up and Coming University". Haven't you noticed all those ads in the Weekend section of Wash. Post featuring bands, dancers, art festivals, lectures, etc. at GMU? It has state of the art buildings and labs. And read up on Mason Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University. www.GMU.edu.
George Mason has a $55 Million endowment
Liberty has a $1,000 Million endowment.
Sounds like Liberty wins by a multiple of 20.
U.S. News must be way off then. It says the endowment is $58.6 million.
Plus, George Mason is a state school so the legislature helps fund it in addition to its endowment.
Anonymous
04/20/2014 11:50
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
I thought Mason was a commuter school way out in Fairfax - not a flame, seriously. And I have lived here for years...
Educate thyself. 55 million endowment. 33,000 students. 12,000 in masters or doctoral programs. Commuting days are over. No. 1 in ratings for "Up and Coming University". Haven't you noticed all those ads in the Weekend section of Wash. Post featuring bands, dancers, art festivals, lectures, etc. at GMU? It has state of the art buildings and labs. And read up on Mason Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University. www.GMU.edu.
George Mason has a $55 Million endowment
Liberty has a $1,000 Million endowment.
Sounds like Liberty wins by a multiple of 20.
Anonymous
04/17/2014 13:45
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If your son wants to study economics, then GMU. If politics, look at the Claremont Colleges, including Harvey Mudd and Pomona. Hillsdale if Catholic conservative. Yale is not conservative at all. Baylor Univ. in Texas and Pepperdine in Malibu (gorgeous campus) are more religiously conservative. Southern campuses may be more socially conservative, depending. A politically active conservative just picked Yale over UVA. I don't know anything about Emory or Henry (Patrick?). Avoid any campus where the faculty and students have taken over. If he is in xlnt physical shape and can endure being a rat, I would recommend VMI over all the others, especially if you are in-state.
The Claremont schools are left-liberal... Who you kidding
Maybe by the standards of modern Tea Party conservatism.
By standards that are actually, y'know, sane, they have traditionally had a reputation for conservative-leaning academic and intellectual environments.
Anonymous
04/17/2014 13:42
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My DD wishes to attend a conservative school. It has been reported that these are the most conservative...is that true? What about Emory and Henry College?
Why is DD afraid of different viewpoints and approaches to life? Did you intentionally raise her to be an intellectually stunted coward?
Not the PP but my guess is to get away from closed-minded liberals like yourself.
Hey, I'm not the one looking for an environment where I won't ever have to have my assumptions and opinions challenged.
Anonymous
04/16/2014 23:44
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
I thought Mason was a commuter school way out in Fairfax - not a flame, seriously. And I have lived here for years...
Educate thyself. 55 million endowment. 33,000 students. 12,000 in masters or doctoral programs. Commuting days are over. No. 1 in ratings for "Up and Coming University". Haven't you noticed all those ads in the Weekend section of Wash. Post featuring bands, dancers, art festivals, lectures, etc. at GMU? It has state of the art buildings and labs. And read up on Mason Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University. www.GMU.edu.
55 million endowment? For a school with 15000 undergrads? That's pathetic...
Anonymous
04/16/2014 14:18
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Just exited a forum on higher ed where St. John's College was discussed. Last of the few remaining great books schools. That might fit the bill.
Anonymous
04/16/2014 14:17
Subject: Re:Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Among the 3 you listed, George Mason is an actual college, if that makes a difference.
LOL! So true!
I thought Mason was a commuter school way out in Fairfax - not a flame, seriously. And I have lived here for years...
Educate thyself. 55 million endowment. 33,000 students. 12,000 in masters or doctoral programs. Commuting days are over. No. 1 in ratings for "Up and Coming University". Haven't you noticed all those ads in the Weekend section of Wash. Post featuring bands, dancers, art festivals, lectures, etc. at GMU? It has state of the art buildings and labs. And read up on Mason Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University. www.GMU.edu.
Anonymous
04/16/2014 14:13
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd is about engineering not political science. They do not offer a degree in poli sci but students take their social sciences at one of the other Claremont schools.Anonymous wrote:If your son wants to study economics, then GMU. If politics, look at the Claremont Colleges, including Harvey Mudd and Pomona. Hillsdale if Catholic conservative. Yale is not conservative at all. Baylor Univ. in Texas and Pepperdine in Malibu (gorgeous campus) are more religiously conservative. Southern campuses may be more socially conservative, depending. A politically active conservative just picked Yale over UVA. I don't know anything about Emory or Henry (Patrick?). Avoid any campus where the faculty and students have taken over. If he is in xlnt physical shape and can endure being a rat, I would recommend VMI over all the others, especially if you are in-state.
You're right, I meant Claremont-McKenna.
Not. The student body voted 87percent for Obama in a two way straw...
Assuming you are correct about Claremont-McKenna, well of course you would get those numbers! If you went to my SLAC it would have been 99% for Obama. Having 13% of any liberal arts student body vote for romney is amazing. Bet you would get different figures now. You Do understand that almost all of higher ed in america is left wing liberal due to tenured professors who were educated in the 60s still teaching the 60s liberal cafeteria style of education, don't you? You really have to look hard to find someone with an opposing view, which is problematic when working here in D.C. because you must be able to respond intelligently to both sides of the debate. Most kids coming out of a liberal arts education have had a piece-meal liberal agenda thrown at them and react from a knee-jerk liberal point of view seen so often on this forum: deflect, accuse the opposition of racism or being a knuckledragger, blame it on Bush, etc. Everyone needs to read the Madison papers and be educated in arguments from all sides to be a truly educated person conversant on all issues, nationally and internationally. Unfortunately, that's not what our colleges turn out.
Anonymous
04/16/2014 14:08
Subject: Liberty, Regents College or George Mason? Which is most conservative?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If your son wants to study economics, then GMU. If politics, look at the Claremont Colleges, including Harvey Mudd and Pomona. Hillsdale if Catholic conservative. Yale is not conservative at all. Baylor Univ. in Texas and Pepperdine in Malibu (gorgeous campus) are more religiously conservative. Southern campuses may be more socially conservative, depending. A politically active conservative just picked Yale over UVA. I don't know anything about Emory or Henry (Patrick?). Avoid any campus where the faculty and students have taken over. If he is in xlnt physical shape and can endure being a rat, I would recommend VMI over all the others, especially if you are in-state.
The Claremont schools are left-liberal... Who you kidding
Not Claremont-McKenna. Not really right wing but more welcoming to the conservative point of view. A friend's daughter didn't get in but did get into Scripps, so she will live at Scrips and try to take most of her classes at Claremont-McKenna. A few of the Pomona professors are conservative. You have to do some research.