<p>Can someone tell me more about these colleges?? Everyting you know about them??
Southern Methodist University
Elon University
Baylor University
American University
Wofford College
Furman University
Hanover College</p>
<p>american seems to stand out from that list as being more selective and more prestigious, particularly their foreign relations departments. dc is a wonderful city and au has a pretty nice campus, although their dorms aren’t fantastic. (i dont know how they compare to the other schools’ dorms.)
baylor is christian but not terribly rigid about it, and elon is in north carolina. that’s all i know, most of the others im not familiar with. try checking their websites?</p>
<p>thanks. </p>
<p>some one else??? please</p>
<p>Do you have a particular major in mind?</p>
<p>I would put Furman first for quality of academics. It is also, in fact, the most selective of the schools you listed with the highest SATs and GPA scores of accepted students. I would also say it provides the highest quality education. There are many opportunities for student research at Furman, and they do a good job of advising students and supporting them through until graduation. Students tend to be on the conservative side, but very friendly. Furman’s national reputation is definitely growing and it is no longer easy to get into. The campus is stunningly beautiful, with a lake in the middle.</p>
<p>Elon consistently ranks high on the National Survey of Student Engagement, a national survey of students about their interactions with faculty and how they feel about the quality of their education. Elon places a great deal of emphasis on internships and study abroad.
Elon’s campus is beautiful, but the Greek scene dominates social life.</p>
<p>American’s D.C. location is a plus for those who want a more urban environment. Strongest programs are in international relations, political science/government, and communications. Lots of internship opportunities. However, American offer suffers from comparison as “runner up” to George Washington and Georgetown in many people’s minds. American is also the one school where I hear more disappointment with the atmosphere after campus visits - more than one student has reported feeling like the social scene is “like high school.” That, of course, is a personal opinion and I do know of several students who are very happy at American.</p>
<p>Hanover is a wonderful undiscovered gem. Another beautiful campus overlooking a river in Southern Indiana. Very generous with merit money, and working hard to attract a more national student body. Good academics. If you do a search on the parents board, you may turn up some visit reports — several parents have children applying to Hanover. If you can’t find the visit reports, post a question there and I’m sure they’ll be happy to give you more information. Again, a strong Greek scene.</p>
<p>I haven’t researched Wofford and Baylor in enough depth to comment on them.</p>
<p>I am internationl student i plan to study political science
i want a school in the south conservative
money isn’t problem i don’t need financial aid or scholarship
just a good school with beautiful campus</p>
<p>Are you a Junior looking to apply next year? If so, just hold on for a month or so! My son and wife are making a college visit trip next month that will include Furman, Wofford and Elon as well as Winthrop and Presbyterian (both in SC). I’ll be posting follow-up impressions in late Februrary.</p>
<p>PS to follow up a little on the things you are looking for: Elon and Furman are reputed to have beautiful campuses. Furman and Wofford are somewhat conservative, Elon not as much.</p>
<p>yes, that would be helpful, thanks.
are there any good conservative schools out there?</p>
<p>good conservative is a bit of an oxymoron, but …</p>
<p>SMU is in Dallas, VERY wealthy student population, very preppy, snobby, you name it. Nice campus, nice area, but still Dallas (ick). Decent academics, but I wouldn’t call it a great school.</p>
<p>Sorry to ask , but what is wrong with Dallas?</p>
<p>American is a great school, not exactly your social and asthetic paradise, like Furman or Elon, but it will have all that you need. </p>
<p>Scarfmadness,I wasn’t too particular about their dorms either. There’s some DC policy they said where their can only be two dorm complexes on this site (which doesn’t make sense, b/c I don’t see other D.C. schools dealing with that).</p>
<p>I probably would have applied and possibly attend AU, were it not for the dorms, but after two week n McDowell for a summer program, AU was off my list.</p>
<p>where are you from, i lived in plano 20 miles outside of dallas and hated it, but then again im from southern cali. Humid and hot in the summer, to windy, it all really depends on were you live. And just a warning about the area, you cant tell the ghetto from middle class that much because housing is so cheap. My last day in dallas before i moved back, i saw to high speed chases, so exciting</p>
<p>Your sooo right lilybbloom! The traditional liberal arts are completely incompatible with a good education! (insert sarcasm)</p>
<p>Baylor, Furman, and Wofford are all pretty equal.</p>
<p>uhhh … i’m assuming the op meant politically conservative … i don’t quite know what you’re getting at …?</p>
<p>“good conservative is a bit of an oxymoron, but …”</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>Wake Forest, Furman, Duke, Vandy would be all good choices.</p>
<p>Baylor, Wofford and Furman are all decidedly more conservative than American University. Their respective students are happy about that and therefore are reported to be quite content.</p>
<p>Just don’t under estimate the social climate at Baylor. The Baptist heritage of the school is quite present today. Do not mistake life at Baylor University for life at a Jesuit or other Catholic college. And the town of Waco also helps define the character of Baylor. As for the academics, Baylor’s a fine place. Not much academic difference among Baylor, Wofford, Furman.</p>
<p>lilybbloom, and others: “good conservative is a bit of an oxymoron, but…” is the kind of sarcastic stereotyping that really makes for unconstructive conversation. I am a middle-aged northern sort-of liberal, and I have found that people are often more than their political leanings. To see why that phrase you used so casually doesn’t work, think how offensive it would be to you if a person of conservative leanings rephrased it and plugged in “liberal” where you have “conservative.” </p>
<p>As has been discussed on CC often before, words mean different things to different people anyway. One person’s conservative might simply be a school where people don’t pierce their noses, while to another conservative might be a place where intelligent design is considered a science. And one person’s liberal might be a place where birth control information is available while to another it might be a place with no course requirements for graduation. And that doesn’t even begin to get in to political party membership.</p>
<p>Thank you, mattmom. It seems in a lot of circles it is taken for granted that liberal=good and conservative=bad.</p>
<p>lol, i’m sorry if i offended anyone, it was intended as a joke (although these days, in my book at least, conservatives are off their rockers). </p>
<p>and no, i wouldn’t have been offended if someone had made a crack at liberals, it happens it all the time.</p>
<p>You have to be careful when you generalize. Not all conservatives are what you think they are. I consider myself generally conservative, but I am definitely not off my rocker and don’t necessarily agree with things the US republican party does. We’re not all bad.</p>