How liberal are students at Oberlin?

pmyen
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:15:12 +0000

Oberlin looks like a great LAC from an academic viewpoint. However, I have some concerns about the community itself. Although there is a signficant and vocal faction of extremely liberal students, where do most of the other students fit in politically? Would someone who is moderate to conservative, and who holds some strongly religious (but generally private) views regarding abortion and homosexuality be able to fit in? Are students with moderate or conservative views marginalized or is the campus tolerant of diverse viewpoints, including conserative ones? Thanks.