<p>What are some colleges where, if I decided not to smoke, do drugs, or drink, I would not be in the minority? Preferably not any religious colleges, just colleges with strict rules that the students follow. Or even schools without strict rules but with students who choose to remain drug free. Thanks :D</p>
<p>This shouldn’t be a criterion for selecting a college. (Not that many schools with the qualifications you list even exist.) If you make a personal choice to abstain from alcohol or other drugs, why do you care whether other people are as well?</p>
<p>^I agree. </p>
<p>But maybe look at West Point/USNA?</p>
<p>Virginia Military Academy, but other than that like BYU and Wheaton (but they are religious, although excellent schools).</p>
<p>Focus on schools that are not rural and where there is not a big greek scene. Maybe in NYC, Boston, or Atlanta?</p>
<p>OP–I am sorry that I cannot give you any specific college suggestions (the ones with which I’m familiar are religious). You might try the book “Choosing the Right College” for detailed information about student life at various colleges (some religious, some not). </p>
<p>I must reply to this, since Caillebotte seems to be curious:</p>
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<p>Here are some possible answers:
- I’d prefer to go to college with (and make lots of friends with) others who share my values.
- I don’t want to have to smell, walk around or even think about the pile of vomit my roommate left on the floor and was too drunk or drug-addled to clean up. (A girl I know had this problem; RAs wouldn’t help; she transferred to another college.)
- I can’t afford to buy new textbooks every time my roommate steals and sells mine to fund her drug habit. (This happened to my sister; she had to store her textbooks in her car.)
- I plan to become a lawyer and I don’t want to have to explain on my application to law school why I was arrested for drug possession (even if I later demonstrated that they were not mine but my roommate’s drugs).
- I’m very social–I love meeting new people, going to concerts and cheering at sports events: I’d like to be able to have plenty of fun things to do without all the social events revolving around drinking.
- I’m tired of being asked why I’m not drinking and being told it is time for me to grow up and live a little.
- I’m a recovering alcoholic and I don’t want to put myself in a position where I am constantly strugging to avoid temptation.</p>
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<p>With all the advice to seniors that they find schools that will be the right fit for them, I think it is odd that two out of the three people who responded apparently think that this aspect of social life should not enter into the equation.</p>
<p>I would suggest checking out Princeton Reviews rankings for things like Stone Cold Sober Schools (there are a few others along similar lines as well).</p>
<p>Well, every school has students who choose to remain drug free. Sometimes there is substance-free housing, though this doesn’t always guarantee the students will actually be substance-free or won’t be using substances elsewhere. </p>
<p>A more studious, less sport-and-Greek-oriented school may have less of a drug/party scene, though this is not always true (many small, studious liberal arts colleges have abundant marijuana, etc). Of course, there will always be people who choose to remain sober.</p>
<p>However, if you are interested in being a part of the overwhelming majority and drug and alcohol free, I think your options are limited to evangelical Christian schools (often have draconian rules beyond substances that you may find limiting), military academies (West Point, etc), or somewhere like BYU. I think that’s pretty much it, most schools do have a party scene of some sort but you can always avoid it.</p>
<p>During my time at Tufts, I’ve found that students who participate in our substance-free program are pretty happy with their choice. Our substance-free program is pretty strict, and my friends in the program (yes, they do interact with those of us who choose to check out our somewhat lame party scene) enjoyed it. While you will probably run into a drunk person or two on Saturdays, you could just as easily run into that person on a street in the average city. If you could tolerate such things, perhaps looking at substance-free programs at “normal” schools would benefit you. </p>
<p>I do agree with the other posters, though: you are unlikely to find a substance-free school that isn’t deeply religious or a military college/university.</p>
<p>Thanks to those of you who actually answered the question 
I will be more realistic in my college search. I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t some perfect school out there for me that was off my radar. It’s tough being a straight edge atheist sometimes, haha.
Oh and thank you very much Schokolade. Plenty of people are only willing to go to a hardcore party school. If I want search for a drug free school, I should not be criticized.</p>
<p>You should check out Princeton Review’s “Best 371/369/(number) Colleges,” which has a section in the beginning about the colleges with most and least alcohol, drugs, as well as a bunch of other rankings.</p>
<p>Disneyland?</p>
<p>Point Loma is a “dry” campus I think.</p>
<p>Here is the list:</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> Review 2011 Top Stone-Cold Sober Schools](<a href=“http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/blogs/entry-detail/?blog_id=1461&entry_id=11669]Princeton”>http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/blogs/entry-detail/?blog_id=1461&entry_id=11669)</p>
<ol>
<li>Brigham Young University</li>
<li>Wheaton College (IL)</li>
<li>United States Coast Guard Academy</li>
<li>United States Air Force Academy</li>
<li>Wesleyan College</li>
<li>College of the Ozarks</li>
<li>United States Naval Academy</li>
<li>United States Military Academy at West Point</li>
<li>Calvin College
<ol>
<li>Thomas Aquinas College</li>
<li>Grove City College</li>
<li>Wellesley College</li>
<li>Mills College</li>
<li>Marywood University</li>
<li>Berea College</li>
<li>California State University Stanislaus</li>
<li>Queens College, The City University of New York</li>
<li>Mount Holyoke College</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering</li>
<li>Agnes Scott College</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>"The only newcomer on the list is Mount Holyoke College, which bumped out last year’s No. 20, Simmons College. "</p>
<p>It is no surprise that several women’s colleges are on the list. When I transferred from a Big Ten school to a small women’s college, I was pleasantly surprised that the weekend scene did not automatically mean hitting the bars or frat houses of the local campuses. There were lots of things to do on the campus and many people did not drink or do drugs.</p>
<p>I just found this thread (doing a search for Mills College).</p>
<p>OP might also consider women’s colleges, many of which are listed on PR’s “scotch and soda, hold the scotch” list - - similar to the “stone-cold sober” list. I would aslo suggest the substance-free dorm on any campus, though D insists that students selecting sub-free housing are often “too religious.”</p>
<p>You might want to look at St. Olaf. Although it’s a Lutheran college, the atmosphere is respectful of those of other faiths or no faith. I recently visited St. Olaf with S2, and the tour guide told us that although it is a “dry” campus, some students do manage to drink, but that the school’s overall vibe is decidedly non-alcoholic and that alcohol is never the “end all, be all” of any social activity. I was really impressed, and left feeling that St. Olaf is very underrated.</p>
<p>If you are considering two year elite college then Deep Springs College might be the one you are looking for!
No religious affiliation…liberal arts , 2 year college, transfers usually goto attend IVY league and other prestigious colleges</p>
<p>SUNY Oneonta</p>
<p>^^ aka “Stone -eonta!!”</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>10char</p>