tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post116940296177142400..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Worst CollegesDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169499949788948192007-01-22T13:05:00.000-08:002007-01-22T13:05:00.000-08:00Hey, I'm fine with making fun of colleges, but ......Hey, I'm fine with making fun of colleges, but ...<BR/><BR/>Bennington College has an undergrad population of only 571 students. They only provide a race breakdown for the undergrads, so ... (10+1+14+18+19)=62 foreign and/or non-white students. For Vermont, this is probably fairly multicultural (Vermont is 97% white according to this: http://www.vtliving.com/stats/). It isn't like they can do much about the birds, and I suspect that it is difficult to find many minorities that (a) want to go there (it does seem awfully isolated), and (b) can afford the $40K+ per year.<BR/><BR/>Additionally the average SAT score of incoming undergrads was about 1240, so it isn't really all that selective (UCLA freshmen have higher average SAT scored). It is quite possible that they can't find many minority students with only slightly above average SAT scores who are willing to pony up the $40K per year (heck, this is more than Stanford, Harvard, etc. I think!). Of course, the ~1240 is suspect as Bennington has gone "SAT optional" and applicants no longer need to submit SAT scores if they don't wish to do so.<BR/><BR/>So ... I think Bennington is worth making fun of, but mostly because of the $40K per year for a school with academics substantially below schools that are cheaper (Stanford, Harvard, many UC schools, etc).<BR/><BR/>-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169489136093941172007-01-22T10:05:00.000-08:002007-01-22T10:05:00.000-08:00Interesting article on the colleges. I ran across...Interesting article on the colleges. <BR/><BR/>I ran across another article there, and "Eyewitness" piece on the youth evengelical movement that was extrordinarily negative. They described practically everything with a conservative slant as "indoctrination."<BR/><BR/>I know this is off topic, but I'm not religious myself and still I was extremely put off by their digs at kids who are trying to lead decent lives (in the classical sense of decent). Yuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169432258054716442007-01-21T18:17:00.000-08:002007-01-21T18:17:00.000-08:00Cameron, I'm sure you'd be right at home at UCSC.Cameron, I'm sure you'd be right at home at UCSC.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169429180601593592007-01-21T17:26:00.000-08:002007-01-21T17:26:00.000-08:00Liberty University is by far the lamest "universit...Liberty University is by far the lamest "university" I've ever heard of. Not only is it dominated by Republican students (I would not be surprised if it were 100% right-wing), but getting reprimanded and then <I>fined</I> for such activities as entering the bedroom of someone of the opposite sex (even off campus) and signing "unauthorized" petitions. Thankfully they've allowed jeans recently! Still no shorts, but they're getting there.<BR/>The school was founded by Jerry Falwell, who is absolutely insane. I'm sure you'd be glad to know that he told students to burn down the campus if it "ever turns liberal". Is it illogical, therefore, to associate (at least in part) those activities, attitudes, and behaviors exhibited by the school as "conservative" ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169422091805012302007-01-21T15:28:00.000-08:002007-01-21T15:28:00.000-08:00Sounds kinda like BYU.Sounds kinda like BYU.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169418170644986832007-01-21T14:22:00.000-08:002007-01-21T14:22:00.000-08:00ha! Those were good reads. But uh... I went to Lib...ha! Those were good reads. But uh... I went to Liberty. It wasnt that bad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com