Level with me: how bad is Liberty University?

[Vle045]

So here's my experience with Liberty.

I was desperate to get into a Doctoral program in Public Policy after facing a number of rejections, so I applied to Liberty's Public Policy PhD (Chinese Affairs concentration). 

I got in pretty easily and was admitted to two courses in Public Policy for the Summer 2024 term with a new student scholarship. I will say that, yes, the religion aspect was a bit ham-fisted and the students tended to be upset or easily flustered on the message boards when I expressed a socially liberal or radical opinion, although the responses were generally civil if heated. 

The readings tend to be by Intercollegiate Studies Institute types who use religion to substantiate conservative talking points, mixed in with theorists who are genuinely essential to the field. 

I didn't continue in large part because the funding model was bait-and-switch in that they lure new students in with a generous first-semester scholarship and then ask you to pay your own way going further - I didn't want to give Liberty a single red cent out of my own pocket, so I didn't continue. 

I'm now studying Defense/National Security Policy at Missouri State instead.

Interesting.  I’d take courses at Liberty if they were free or dirt cheap, but I would not be interested in any politically charged discussions.  Although, I am guessing that would be expected for courses in Public Policy.