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YOUNG AMERICA's FOUNDATION TOP 10 CONSERVATIVE COLLEGES (2008-2009)
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Posted on 01/17/2009 11:30:52 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/17/2009 11:30:52 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

There are 10 conservative colleges? Who knew?


2 posted on 01/17/2009 11:36:28 AM PST by tvdog12345
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To: SeekAndFind

Apparently the various military academies aren’t considered conservative.


3 posted on 01/17/2009 11:38:45 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: SeekAndFind

According to this list, if a student wishes to study a hard science, he should not choose one of these schools.


4 posted on 01/17/2009 11:45:23 AM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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They (along with The Citidal) are generally not categorized with the regular university system in rankings because of admission requirements.


5 posted on 01/17/2009 11:45:32 AM PST by mnehring
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Letourneau University here in town was rated one of the top engineering schools in the country (top 3 I believe) and is very Conservative.


6 posted on 01/17/2009 11:46:36 AM PST by mnehring
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To: SeekAndFind

“Christian” colleges with liberal arts programs will not suffice for us. We need solid science without the politics and theological lecturing. Doesn’t seem to be anywhere.

And the kid has had enough with Catholic schools after six miserable years in a parochial school. Couldn’t get him into a church now except at gunpoint, and that kind of defeats the purpose. He’ll have to go back to church on his own.


7 posted on 01/17/2009 11:46:46 AM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I was aware of Liberty University but not the others. The one that I’m interested is Regent Law School.


8 posted on 01/17/2009 11:46:57 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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I would have thought that The Citadel and VMI would be on the list. Given the religious orientation, they may mean socially conservative rather than politically conservative.
9 posted on 01/17/2009 11:47:03 AM PST by PAR35
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To: tvdog12345
There are 10 conservative colleges? Who knew?

It does not amount to much. 71,200 students. And one to the colleges it appears does not even grant a degree.

I think Ohio state alone has that many students.

10 posted on 01/17/2009 11:48:10 AM PST by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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To: SeekAndFind

And while I’m at it - what about Bob Jones University. I know that they have gotten more liberal (a couple can hold hands if they are engaged), but they ought to be in the running.


11 posted on 01/17/2009 11:49:47 AM PST by PAR35
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No mention of St. John’s?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_College,_U.S.


12 posted on 01/17/2009 11:50:42 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: mnehrling
Letourneau University here in town was rated one of the top engineering schools in the country (top 3 I believe)...

Wow, that is impressive. Since Letourneau is one of the three best engineering schools in the country it must be even better than all but two of these schools.

MIT

Stanford

UC Berkeley

Michigan

Cornell

UT Austin

Carnegie Mellon

UCLA

Texas A&M

Princeton

Harvard

Rice

So, what is your source that states that Letourneau has a better engineering program than all but two of the above listed schools?

13 posted on 01/17/2009 11:59:17 AM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: SeekAndFind

It seems this list is heavily weighted to Catholic schools.

Here are two Christian based schools not on list, but well regarded.

Biola University, La Mirada, California

Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California


14 posted on 01/17/2009 11:59:58 AM PST by truth_seeker
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Say what you will, but the University of Chicago (where yours truly attended Grad school) is still far superior to any of these schools in terms of intellectual rigor and having to actually DEFEND your arguments, rather than being susceptible to group think of the left or right.

Granted, Maroonville almost went to hell under the Sonnenschien regime, and yes, Obama taught there, but it is still for my money (literally) the best university in the United States.

15 posted on 01/17/2009 11:59:58 AM PST by Clemenza (Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
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I had no idea that Tiger U (which is but three miles from where I live) had such a great engineering program. Most of the Princetonians I have known in my life were in the social sciences or the physical sciences, but the engineering department never came up in conversation.

My BIL can vouch for Carnegie Mellon, as he got an MS/MBA there not too long ago. Still one of the top schools for engineering worldwide, especially for mechanical engineering.

16 posted on 01/17/2009 12:03:06 PM PST by Clemenza (Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
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Princeton is in the top 20 of engineering, but the men of the Ivy League can only dream of being admitted to Letourneau.


17 posted on 01/17/2009 12:08:54 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: tvdog12345

The reason nobody knows about these schools is because the liberal media black them out.

The ONLY time they are reported about is when something bad happens.


18 posted on 01/17/2009 12:09:17 PM PST by kjo
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US News and World Report top Colleges of rankings:

http://www.letu.edu/opencms/opencms/news/2008/08-22-08_US_News_Ranks_LETU_In_Top-Tier_Of_2009_Americaxs_Best_Colleges


19 posted on 01/17/2009 12:10:58 PM PST by mnehring
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To: mnehrling
Letourneau University here in town was rated one of the top engineering schools in the country (top 3 I believe) and is very Conservative.

It's a solid undergraduate program. There are hundreds of similar 2nd / 3rd tier engineering programs across the country.

"Top Three"? Puleeeeeeez, it won't even rank top three within 100 miles radius of Houston - Rice, A&M, UH all easily beat it, even Lamar probably has a better engineering program.

20 posted on 01/17/2009 12:11:08 PM PST by Republican Party Reptile
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