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Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - LevelUP - 10-18-2026
Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/over-third-students-ruling-colleges-124147092.html
It is a shame how politics is in everything now, including college.
Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - NotJoeBiden - 10-19-2026
(10-18-2026, 03:22 PM)LevelUP Wrote: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/over-third-students-ruling-colleges-124147092.html
It is a shame how politics is in everything now, including college.
I am curious how many people are claiming politics for schools that they have no chance getting into. I see California on the list as one conservative students avoid, yet many universities in the state are highly competitive, much more so than the schools liberal students avoid in Louisiana or Mississippi.
Like I also didn’t apply to Stanford because I stood no chance, but sure, might as well tell people it is because of sjw blue-haired libtards. Much better cope.
RE: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - SteveFoerster - 10-19-2026
(10-19-2026, 12:39 PM)NotJoeBiden Wrote:(10-18-2026, 03:22 PM)LevelUP Wrote: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/over-third-students-ruling-colleges-124147092.html
It is a shame how politics is in everything now, including college.
I am curious how many people are claiming politics for schools that they have no chance getting into. I see California on the list as one conservative students avoid, yet many universities in the state are highly competitive, much more so than the schools liberal students avoid in Louisiana or Mississippi.
Like I also didn’t apply to Stanford because I stood no chance, but sure, might as well tell people it is because of sjw blue-haired libtards. Much better cope.
The University of Florida. Florida State University, and the University of Texas at Austin are also phenomenal schools. But like Florida and Texas, California has schools that are highly competitive and those that are less so.
I don't see any reason to think that this is a "sour grapes" sort of thing.
Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - NotJoeBiden - 10-20-2026
(10-19-2026, 03:42 PM)SteveFoerster Wrote: The University of Florida. Florida State University, and the University of Texas at Austin are also phenomenal schools. But like Florida and Texas, California has schools that are highly competitive and those that are less so.
I don't see any reason to think that this is a "sour grapes" sort of thing.
Ooh I don’t disagree at all. Even the states I mentioned have great schools.
I don’t think my hypothesis is a major cause, as the survey itself said politics isn’t a major cause. It was made in jest, but I do believe the motivations behind the decisions are different for the two sides.
From what I have read and seen, women and other minorities have purposely avoided states that did not have laws that protected them in certain ways, typically favoring “liberal” states.
I do not know what the motivations for “conservatives”, but from what I can tell is based more on ideology than laws that directly affect them.
RE: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - freeloader - 10-20-2026
I tried finding the survey questions but wasn't able to find them online.
Based on how the report was written, I suspect the questions were pretty obvious about the point of the survey/this part of the survey.
My inclination is that there is quite a bit of intentional manipulation of the survey by the respondents--demand characteristic bias, social desirability bias, or something similar. Some of the kids who say politics influences their decision are being truthful. A lot probably think they need to answer in a particular way to make a political point, e.g, "I don't actually want to go to school in Mississippi/California, but I need to say the state politics in Mississippi/California influenced my decision because I am a liberal/conservative. People need to know how bad things are in Mississippi/California. Maybe my survey response will change things in Mississippi/California. My survey response can own the libs/make the world a better place."
Now, I think there probably are interesting findings in the data, likely that political awareness among high school students has increased/is increasing and that the respondents believe their political affiliation and beliefs SHOULD extend to more/all aspects of their lives than if/when they vote.
RE: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - Charles Fout - 10-20-2026
(10-18-2026, 03:22 PM)LevelUP Wrote: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/over-third-students-ruling-colleges-124147092.html
It is a shame how politics is in everything now, including college.
Follow the $.
RE: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - Mint Berry Crunch - 10-20-2026
(10-19-2026, 12:39 PM)NotJoeBiden Wrote: Like I also didn’t apply to Stanford because I stood no chance, but sure, might as well tell people it is because of sjw blue-haired libtards. Much better cope.
Itz cuz of dem DEI Factories /s
(10-19-2026, 03:42 PM)SteveFoerster Wrote: The University of Florida. Florida State University, and the University of Texas at Austin are also phenomenal schools. But like Florida and Texas, California has schools that are highly competitive and those that are less so.
I don't see any reason to think that this is a "sour grapes" sort of thing.
Great schools, but it does attract clientele of all backgrounds and beliefs.
(10-20-2026, 12:22 AM)NotJoeBiden Wrote: Ooh I don’t disagree at all. Even the states I mentioned have great schools.
I don’t think my hypothesis is a major cause, as the survey itself said politics isn’t a major cause. It was made in jest, but I do believe the motivations behind the decisions are different for the two sides.
From what I have read and seen, women and other minorities have purposely avoided states that did not have laws that protected them in certain ways, typically favoring “liberal” states.
I do not know what the motivations for “conservatives”, but from what I can tell is based more on ideology than laws that directly affect them.
The more education a person has, the more likely they are to hold liberal political views. Among people with postgraduate experience, 54% had mostly or consistently liberal views, compared with 44% of college graduates, 36% of people with some college education, and 26% of those with a high school education or less. People with less education were also more likely to have a mixture of liberal and conservative views: 48% of those with a high school education or less held mixed views, compared with only 22% of those with postgraduate experience.
The more education you have, the more likely it is that you'll hold liberal views. The less education you have, the more likely it is that you'll hold conservative views.
Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/04/26/a-wider-ideological-gap-between-more-and-less-educated-adults/
(10-20-2026, 10:23 AM)freeloader Wrote: I tried finding the survey questions but wasn't able to find them online.
Based on how the report was written, I suspect the questions were pretty obvious about the point of the survey/this part of the survey.
My inclination is that there is quite a bit of intentional manipulation of the survey by the respondents--demand characteristic bias, social desirability bias, or something similar. Some of the kids who say politics influences their decision are being truthful. A lot probably think they need to answer in a particular way to make a political point, e.g, "I don't actually want to go to school in Mississippi/California, but I need to say the state politics in Mississippi/California influenced my decision because I am a liberal/conservative. People need to know how bad things are in Mississippi/California. Maybe my survey response will change things in Mississippi/California. My survey response can own the libs/make the world a better place."
Now, I think there probably are interesting findings in the data, likely that political awareness among high school students has increased/is increasing and that the respondents believe their political affiliation and beliefs SHOULD extend to more/all aspects of their lives than if/when they vote.
Unfortunately, colleges and universities cannot simply pick up and move away from the states they are located in, and I am not surprised that prospective students with certain political beliefs may avoid schools in states they perceive as holding views largely opposed to their own. In many cases, they may also assume that the students attending those institutions are likely to reflect the broader political culture of the state. Likewise, I would not be surprised if a significant number of students attending those schools were born and raised right in their own backyards (metaphorically and literally speaking lol).
(10-20-2026, 03:00 PM)Charles Fout Wrote: Follow the $.
SHOW ME THE MONEYYYYY!
(10-18-2026, 03:22 PM)LevelUP Wrote: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/over-third-students-ruling-colleges-124147092.html
It is a shame how politics is in everything now, including college.
Maybe it's just me, but I feel as though politics have always been embedded within academic institutions in one way or another.
RE: Over A Third Of Students Are Ruling Out Colleges Because Of State Politics - eriehiker - 10-20-2026
I think that it is generally easier for schools to maintain funding in more Democratic-leaning states than Republican-leaning states. If I am a student, I would want to attend a school that has money and can maintain facilities and hire teachers.
It is also just nicer to live in a place that shares one's basic ideas about society. I used to teach high school about 20 minutes from Hillsdale College in Michigan and now I teach in Appleton, WI. I have had a successful career and loved my students/co-workers in both places, but it is nicer in the morning not to drive by "F--- Biden" signs and Confederate flags.