Rice might be a good fit for him if he can pull his scores up a bit. Even if he won’t take more tests, he should give Rice a shot. Rice is located in the center of Houston and does not have Greek life. Rice has an inclusive residential college model instead. Even though it is located in Texas, the Rice student body is mostly liberal and very diverse. Rice has a lot of happy nerds. It gets high ratings for happiest students and race/class interaction. Students can wait until the end of sophomore year to declare a major. Rice wouldn’t be too far of a drive from Alabama. I don’t know if it is a TE school. Rice gives good need based aid but not a lot of merit.