motivate14

I was just wondering if I am the president of Amnesty International (which is a very liberal), if it would possibly hinder my chances of getting in Dartmouth, which is known to be very conservative?

Thank you

sybbie719

Big misnomer, Dartmouth is way more liberal than it is conservative

coureur

You'll fit right in. The Ivy League schools tend to be far more liberal, both in faculty and student body, than they are conservative, and Dartmouth is no exception. But each of the Ivy schools also has conservative students and organizations, and again Dartmouth is no exception.

Dartmouth gets it "very conservative" reputation because it has a small but particularly vocal and activist conservative student group that about 5 -10 years ago started generating a lot of news stories, some of which went national.

The bottom line is, conservative or liberal, you will be welcome and will find like-minded students at Dartmouth.

jubilee27

Quiet town =/= conservative.

You shouldn't worry whether or not your political views will get you into an Ivy or not. All Ivys tend to be left-leaning.

ivyeic

dartmouth is very, very liberal. it just so happens to have one of the most popular conservative publications (the dartmouth review).