But, it's in a Red State
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@jolly said in But, it's in a Red State:
Reading something today...
Parents doing a college search for their high school senior. One school had a very highly rated program in the kid's prospective major. The school also was offering a substantial scholarship.
That was good, but it was in a Red State. Therefore, it was not considered.
Now, parents won't even consider an academically advanced college, with substantial scholarships being offered, because of geography and regional politics.
Is it just me, or is that batshit crazy?
It's about the craziest thing I've heard this week.
I know I keep harping on this but I think it's a massive mistake to focus solely on STEM. A ton of kids just aren't wired for it, nor do they have to be.
What really sucks is that kids today don't have a choice. Conservative schools place little value on arts and the humanities. At best, they'll tell you that learning who you are and what to live for is all well and good, but ultimately it's worthless knowledge, because it doesn't lead to job market credentials. At worst, they vilify arts and the humanities as tools of the liberal anti-christ. And on the liberal side, no description of their approach to arts and the humanities would be accurate without evoking Godwin's Law.
Regardless, in today's climate, I'd actively seek out a conservative school. Any conservative school. Either for myself or my kid.
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
Conservative schools
Other than Hillsdale, what other places qualify?
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@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
Conservative schools
Other than Hillsdale, what other places qualify?
@george-k said in But, it's in a Red State:
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
Conservative schools
Other than Hillsdale, what other places qualify?
Tons. I'm not talking about schools that explicitly broadcast the fact that they're conservative, I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
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@george-k said in But, it's in a Red State:
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
Conservative schools
Other than Hillsdale, what other places qualify?
Tons. I'm not talking about schools that explicitly broadcast the fact that they're conservative, I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
Okay, what schools have a majority of conservative faculty or students?
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@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
Okay, what schools have a majority of conservative faculty or students?
@george-k said in But, it's in a Red State:
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
Okay, what schools have a majority of conservative faculty or students?
I have no idea, but not looking for a majority either, necessarily. Just enough to keep the school from being insane. There's still a decent number of those.
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@george-k said in But, it's in a Red State:
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
Okay, what schools have a majority of conservative faculty or students?
I have no idea, but not looking for a majority either, necessarily. Just enough to keep the school from being insane. There's still a decent number of those.
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
There's still a decent number of those.
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm really curious where these are. Granted, I view trough a red prism, but I don't think that the number of colleges/universities that have a significant number of conservative faculty or students is really small. Greater than zero, but not by much, particularly when you get to larger schools.
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@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
I just mean there's a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and student body who fall into that category.
Okay, what schools have a majority of conservative faculty or students?
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@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
There's still a decent number of those.
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm really curious where these are. Granted, I view trough a red prism, but I don't think that the number of colleges/universities that have a significant number of conservative faculty or students is really small. Greater than zero, but not by much, particularly when you get to larger schools.
@george-k said in But, it's in a Red State:
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
There's still a decent number of those.
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm really curious where these are. Granted, I view trough a red prism, but I don't think that the number of colleges/universities that have a significant number of conservative faculty or students is really small. Greater than zero, but not by much, particularly when you get to larger schools.
Lot of the small liberal arts colleges. Schools like Mississippi College, Louisiana College, East Texas Baptist are some I'm familiar with, but those type schools are scattered throughout the U.S. Some have centers of excellence that will surprise you.
I'm an old LC alumni. When I was there many years ago, the med school acceptance rate was almost 92%. It's not as good now, but I understand it's still in the high 80's.
Larger schools? BYU, Liberty, Baylor, Auburn, TCU, Texas A&M.
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@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
There's still a decent number of those.
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm really curious where these are. Granted, I view trough a red prism, but I don't think that the number of colleges/universities that have a significant number of conservative faculty or students is really small. Greater than zero, but not by much, particularly when you get to larger schools.
@george-k said in But, it's in a Red State:
@aqua-letifer said in But, it's in a Red State:
There's still a decent number of those.
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm really curious where these are. Granted, I view trough a red prism, but I don't think that the number of colleges/universities that have a significant number of conservative faculty or students is really small. Greater than zero, but not by much, particularly when you get to larger schools.
Tons of small schools in the south. Basically what Jolly said.
