Non drinker seeks school....

<p>Thank you Ctheflute, D wondered if it's true that academics at Case
are really that difficult? Would you tell me in general what your opinion of professors is there? thanks. The campus culture sounds more in line with what D is looking for.</p>

<p>does D know how to operate a computer? i think we'd all feel a little more comfortable and could be a little more frank if these questions were surely actually coming from a real person. </p>

<p>I know i certainly wouldnt want "M" to be investigating colleges for me.</p>

<p>Mama- I would say that Case academics are difficult, but not impossible. Engineering and sciences are known to be harder than the liberal arts, but that is the same everywhere. It's not cut-throat though, everyone is willing to help when you have questions on homework or when you want to study together for an exam.<br>
All of the professors that I've had have been great. Some are more exciting than others, but all of them are willing to help a student that asks for help. Case has excellent opportunities to get to know nationally reknowned professors. I know most colleges claim this, but I got to know one of the leading neuroprosthetic designers in the world as a freshman, and already this has made a huge impact on where my education and career are heading.</p>

<p>TheCity- there's nothing wrong with moms doing research about schools. If my mom hadn't convinced me to go visit Case (I wasn't really looking for a school in a city) I wouldn't have ended up there, and I love it. Sometimes parental intervention is good as long it doesn't get pushy. The final decision should be up to the student, but parents can and should help out when they can.</p>

<p>Earlham might not work if she wants to swim in college. The alum who donated their pool in their brand new athletic center didn't like competitive sports so she specified that the pool had to be built several inches smaller than regulation for competitive swimming. (I think there is a swim team though). That's the quirky type of place Earlham is. :)</p>

<p>Thank you Ctheflute it is always helpful to have firsthand info.
Thanks too, carolyn, Earlham was looking interesting, but no swim team.
D swims 8 practices/week, with a 30 minute commute to the pool,two doubles (5:30 am & 6:30 pm) plus meet schedule weekends. Needless to say, she loves swimming and is dedicated to continous improvement. Along with ec and academics she has very little time. Thus, at this early stage of things, she is meeting with GC and school placement office to gather info. She has begun to complie a list of schools and she welcomes all info I can offer. Over the summer she will narrow her list. Thanks for all the help.</p>

<p>TheCity - Sometimes students just don't have the time to do this much research. My son LOVES that I have been able to investigate the ins & outs of all this college stuff. If he did not want me to do it I wouldn't have. I can't tell you how many times (when I told him something about a college, etc.) he said that he had never even thought of whatever it was. I am quite sure that mama's daughter knows how to use the computer:)</p>

<p>mama - Case - great merit scholarships, nice campus & plently of things to do, education - superior! Don't forget to check into the fin aid aspects of your college search (many of the top colleges don't offer merit scholarships). Make sure your daughter finds at least 5-7 colleges to apply to. After being on this board for awhile, it is obvious to me that you should at least look into some of the state colleges in your area. Good luck.</p>

<p>I don't have a college recommendation, but on an info tour at VA Tech we recently attended, the guide described many of their specialty dorms. One he described was a Wellness Dorm. It's more than just substance free, because it's focus is for students who want to lead a whole healthy lifestyle (exercise, nutrition, no smoking, drugs alcohol, etc). I'm just wondering if some of the colleges your daughter is interested in might have this type of specialty dorm available. I'm sure that information would be highligted on their web sites. Best of luck.</p>

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Really? Is this true?</p>

<p>At my school, the alcoholics requested to be in the dry dorms because the school never checks anything due to the fact that they think no one drinks there.</p>

<p>In addition to Earlham, I'd recommend ST. Olaf in Minn. --- like Earlham, it has a strong biology program and is an officially dry campus. While there's still some drinking, student life doesn't revolve around it. Also look into Hope College in Michigan, which has extremely strong undergraduate science research programs. Two other good possiblities: the University of Rochester and Furman University in South Carolina.</p>

<p>Jesus, alchoholics are resourceful people; no wonder we made it to the moon so quickly!</p>

<p>I go to Brandeis. I, personally, drink (I don't like big parties), but plenty of my friends don't. It's completely not a big deal if you abstain. We also don't have an official Greek system. And the unofficial frats have, like, two parties and then are like, "Oh yeah, we're at Brandeis" and stop. =P Plus you're near Boston and there's a lot of theater and such on campus so there's always plenty to do.</p>

<p>Maybe look into UCSD? though it is abit far for you, it is a relatively dry campus, with serious students and academics.</p>

<p>I wouldn't call Yale a school which is "lighter on drinking" ... for the record ... Yale's alcohol policy is the laxest among most schools I know of. Though on the same token there are plenty of people here who don't drink.</p>

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<p>brigham young university.</p>

<p>Drinking doesn't mean much about the school though. Look at UWisc. Its always been one of the top 3 party schools in the nation. I've been there several times for state championships(I live in WI), and everywhere I look there are people drinking. Yet, I just saw on here that is ranked as one of the top rated public schools academically.(Top 8 I think) So no matter where she goes, she shouldn't have any trouble obtaining her goal.</p>