<p>SEC schools are pretty conservative, but then again they are pretty big party schools as well.</p>
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<p>Exactly. So the OP needs to clarify.</p>
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<p>People have made some very good suggestions, but I have to ask…are these your D’s needs as well? Some non-partying kids do just fine at schools that are not as conservative as what you outline.</p>
<p>I’d say Grove City College might be the best bet.
It is very conservative, reasonably priced, and strong in math and science (some of the conservative liberal arts schools do not have science majors).</p>
<p>It would help if you would state your religious preference.</p>
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<p>If Catholic, then Franciscan in Steubenville, OH would be a good choice.</p>
<p>For pre-med it has bio and chem majors. </p>
<p>it wouldn’t be a creation school.</p>
<p>Pre-Med page <a href=“http://www.franciscan.edu/Programs/Default.aspx?id=379&ekmensel=15074e5e_18_62_379_3[/url]”>http://www.franciscan.edu/Programs/Default.aspx?id=379&ekmensel=15074e5e_18_62_379_3</a></p>
<p>OP…please state…</p>
<p>religious preference</p>
<p>Political preference</p>
<p>academic “toughness”</p>
<p>If you’re Catholic and looking for conservative Catholic schools, see The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College–it only includes the more conservative schools.
(You will find drinking and coed dorms, too, at some of them.)</p>
<p>Also check out Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg Va. You don’t have to be Mennonite to attend and they have great Med school acceptance; as does Grove City.</p>
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<p>Of course, there are Christian physicians! Plenty of them. What some of us are asking is what the OP means by conservative, besides not drinking.</p>
<p>I’m sure the OP will be back at some point to respond to our questions…isn’t it weird how some folks don’t just hang out here, waiting for the next post?</p>
<p>I know, how do they survive not checking every 5 minutes for answers. Almost like they have something more important to do! How can that be?</p>
<p>I’d recommend checking into Carnegie Mellon. Not liberal or conservative, but the kids are very career oriented, alot of tech and science students. Don’t spend alot of time partying, quite a bit of work going on. I’m sure there are parties if the kids are looking for them, but it doesn’t seem to be the norm. I would caution that just because a school is labeled “conservative” or “religious” doesn’t mean there isn’t alcohol all over the place. You need to find out about the specific school.</p>
<p>I’ve spent alot of time in conservative, religious, Memphis, where my niece’s high school had a day care center. My nieces said half the girls were pregnant or already had their babies, and there was plenty of drinking going on. I’ve also spent many years in liberal Seattle, where there is very little drug use, a moderate amount of alcohol, and no pregnancies whatsoever going on in my kid’s schools. You really need to get the facts about the atmosphere in each particular school, which is obviously what you’re doing!</p>
<p>and since it was mentioned- when my oldest began at Reed college her sister was eleven and after visiting the campus together a few times, I was completely at ease with her staying with her sister in her dorm( albeit co-ed) and as she got older she took the train from Seattle with a friend to stay the weekend.</p>
<p>Lots to do that doesn’t involve drinking.
But definitely outside of the Eastern seaboard.</p>
<p>I suggest home schooling, or online school.</p>
<p>And yes, that certainly was a joke…</p>
<p>hypermom-</p>
<p>One, what does your DAUGHTER want? After all it is HER education and she is the one living there for four years. Drinking is available on all college campuses and if she wants to do it, it doesn’t matter if she goes to the most conservative or the most liberal college in the nation. I go to one of the biggest party schools in America and haven’t had a single drop of alcohol at school. </p>
<p>Two, your daughter is 18. That is NOT a child. That is an ADULT. </p>
<p>The only way you’re going to completely prevent her from drinking or being around boys is to make her stay home all the time and go to college online.</p>
<p>I found it funny how it’s often the conservative parents that have the wild children. How about you have a little faith in your kin? Hmm? Gotta let them go sometime.</p>
<p>^^^^ conservative parent here, no wild children. </p>
<p>And, I know some very wild children of conservatives and liberals and “in-betweens”. The key is “not too tight,” “not too loose,” and respectful communication.</p>
<p>While I agree that it will be nearly impossible (and shouldn’t really be tried) to keep a college daughter in such a protected environment that she won’t be exposed to any alcohol or boys (did she mention boys as a concern? I don’t recall that), I can understand a parents reluctance to send (and pay for) her child to a school that would have a large number of its students staggering drunk every weekend. It would be hard for a non-drinker to really make friends and have a social life if the dominant activity on the weekends is getting pi$$ed.</p>
<p>^ I can assure you, it is not that difficult to make friends (if you don’t drink) even when it seems like everyone is too drunk to walk.</p>
<p>romanigypsyeyes- you said what I first thought when I opened this thread. What does your daughter want? What school is the best fit for your daughter should be your question. Then trust that she can handle her life.</p>
<p>OP -realistically you would be looking at a group of christian colleges to give you what you are looking for. And while some may not be completely alcohol free, (ie even on the most conservative ones, you likely will encounter a small underground party crowd), the good thing will be that non-drinkers will be in the majority and therfore social life will not revolve around getting stupid drunk lik eit does on most college campuses.</p>
<p>In the states you listed, while I do not know about the pre-med piece, your best bets are probably Grove City, PA or Gordon, MA</p>
<p>Loma Linda University. It’s an Adventist university (Adventists don’t drink, or aren’t supposed to, anyway, and I’d bet that’s strictly enforced on campus) specializing in health care subjects. [Loma</a> Linda University](<a href=“http://www.llu.edu/]Loma”>http://www.llu.edu/)</p>
<p>Some of the dorm rules: <a href=“http://www.llu.edu/central/housing/lindsay/handbook/rules.page[/url]”>http://www.llu.edu/central/housing/lindsay/handbook/rules.page</a></p>
<p>Not on the East Coast, though; it’s in California.</p>