<p>I read the OP’s question without seeing LucieTheLakie’s response and she ticked off the same schools I was going to write down except I had mentally ruled out Davidson because of the climate – the temperature one, not the political one – on account of western NC not being as toasty as OP’s daughter would want. It gets quite chilly in that area from fall to spring.</p>
<p>LucieTheLakie is correct though. Definitely check it out and then decide for yourselves. And in that same area as Davidson, maybe Wake Forest and Furman, too, which have similar meteorological and political climates to Davidson.</p>
<p>As for the others: those would be the first ones to zero in on.</p>
<p>And, finally, as for the weather, consider that there’s a point where the weather outside gets so cold in the more northerly reaches that you’ll find that you’re indoors quite a bit – in spaces that are well-designed to guard against cold, which may not be true for schools in Texas. You’d bundle up moving from building to building, sure, but time spent in classes and eating meals and studying and sleeping may actually be warmer and cozier in Oberlin, OH – or Poughkeepsie, NY or Williamstown, MA or Middletown, CT or Grinnell, IA or Northfield, MN, etc. – than they are in winter conditions in Texas. If the perfect school is in a colder climate, is a coat and scarf really going to stand in the way of things?</p>