<p>Hollins would be worth a look. As much as I despise the term, they are proud of their LUG reputation. Roanoke is a great little town, and the college has some very cool traditions (as most single-sex colleges do).</p>
<p>Emory’s Oxford College might also be a possibility.</p>
<p>I second Elon and UNC Asheville.</p>
<p>I think Earlham fits what you’re looking for perfectly. Grinnell and Beloit would probably be good, too.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t know how “gay-friendly” College of Wooster is, but it seems to match everything else pretty well. And the people there seem to be friendly to basically everyone, so I doubt it’s a major problem. I’m putting a plug in for Wooster just because I absolutely love it there (have visited twice), and think I owe it to others to point out this fantastic little school in Ohio that few have heard of. I don’t know how anyone could NOT like it there.</p>
<p>Grinnell sounds like a reach, but there’s nothing wrong with applying to one or two reaches. How liberal and gay-friendly are Denison and LeMoyne these days? </p>
<p>I know that reputations long outlast present realities which is why I am asking.</p>
<p>Denison is not particularly liberal, but I think it is probably gay-tolerant at least. It is definitely trying to shed the fratty reputation of past.</p>
<p>Love your post. Just curious why Clark is not on your list. It seems to meet your criteria. My son has much of the same criteria, though we unfortunately cannot look at some of the nice girls’ schools obviously. Have you looked at Roger Williams University at all? We recently visited and despite the Princeton Review’s adage that some say that RWU stands for Rich White Underachievers, we did not find that to be apparent at all on our most recent visit. In fact, we had an amazing [alternative] tour guide, passed a number of different student groups, from your usual waist turned down sweatpant wearing friendly kids, to multi-colored haired hippy-looking folks. There were some expensive cars in the parking lots, but to us, mostly it just seemed to be filled with an average looking cross section of students. A highlight on the tour for my son was learning that they had a Squirrel Watching Club [of course and many other more intellectual ones as well.] He definitely could see himself fitting in there at RWU. He also felt comfortable in Burlington, Vermont. What a wonderful place. UVM is much larger than you’re looking for, but there are so many plusses to the area. My son will be applying to both UVM and St. Michael’s. We’ve visited both and while different, both had great things to offer.<br>
Best of luck. Please update us on your college list. Sounds as though we seek similar schools.
CCL</p>