<p>I just read that the UC San Diego student government passed a controversial resolution calling on the UC Regents to divest from companies doing business with the Israeli government. The Student Council contends that Israel is violating the human rights of the Palestinians.</p>
<p>I was so excited yesterday when I learned I had been accepted, but now I have made the decision not attend because I don’t want to be associated with a University that officially stands for and makes such a divisive statement.</p>
<p>The search continues!</p>
<p>Honestly, if you avoid AS (student government) and stay away from Library Walk on “Apartheid Week,” you’ll have absolutely no issues. No one is going to dislike you just because you’re XYZ.</p>
<p>I could find some organization or administrative action I disagree with at every single school, but if you want to make your college decision on the opinions of the 0.1% of students who voted on the resolution, have at it. Besides, many other schools (particularly in the UC system) have passed divestment resolutions. It’s just a symptom of having the most ‘progressive’ people run student government.</p>
<p>C’mon that’s like the fly telling the person to leave the food out. The Regents will not care. BTW you’re making a wait list person very happy.</p>
<p>I admit, I am probably much more sensitive to this issue than most. I also agree it is best that I give up my spot to someone on the wait list who has no reservations about attending this University.</p>
<p>It doesn’t seem to make sense to turn down a good school (though I don’t know what your major is) because of the opinion of one student group. It’s like saying you would turn down Harvard because it is typically leftist even though it does have a significant rightest student population.</p>
<p>Though if you wouldn’t enjoy being at UCSD, maybe it is better to give your spot away.</p>
<p>A student group does not represent the larger views of a university.
I do understand where you’re coming from though. I would be a little iffy about attending a college where certain groups were cruel to gays or women or people of color. But remember that all types of people will be in college and the larger the university, the more people there that are like that. By the same token, there will be more people you get along with, too.</p>
<p>I think that one of life’s crucial lessons is learning how to accept that people believe in different things (usually because of their parents, who were taught by their parents, etc.) And I know it’s easy to write someone off for believing XYZ, but these people could have ended up being your best friends if it weren’t for zeroing in on one belief.</p>