Rising high school seniors from across the country visiting American University this summer say they plan to consider political affiliation when applying to college.
In the middle of the last presidential campaign, The University of Toledo has seen a 23 percent increase in political science majors at the institution in 2015. Students are actually becoming more educated on political issues rather than being swayed by their emotions.
Zoe Flemmings, a rising high school senior from San Antonio, Texas, said students across the political spectrum are voicing their opinions despite the fact that they might not be knowledgeable about the topics they care about.
“Conservative students are more likely to speak out if they oppose Trump’s ideologies,” said Alex Turner, 17, from Rockville, Maryland.
“Republicans feel safer because ideologies are aligned in the federal government,” and “the right is speaking out more and feel more comfortable to speak out,” Turner continued.
Turner also believes that “students did not begin to look at politics closely until we elected someone so dramatic and who popped the bubble” of our political expectations.