<p>I’m a junior in high school. I’ve been searching for colleges that interest me, and I’ve come up with a short list. In order, the colleges are: 1) Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ), 2) Stonehill College (North Easton, MA), 3) Rutgers University (Piscataway, NJ), Fordham University (Bronx, NY), 5) Salve Regina University (Newport, RI), 6) SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY), 8) Penn State (University Park, PA and Abington, PA, considering both campuses), 9) New York University (New York, NY), 10) Loyola College in Maryland (Baltimore, MD), and Trinity College (Hartford, CT). I am also considering Drew College in New Jersey. I am really looking for a college where I can find my own conservative-minded type. I am a strong Catholic, and so I guess this has something to do with it. I have heard that Rutgers is very liberal…is this a myth? Do you think I’d be able to find my own group in Rutgers, as well as the other schools, and which ones on my list are the most conservative/liberal? I’d like to stay within the Northeast (MD and PA too), near my home on Long Island, NY and within the top 100 schools in the respective lists (National Universities, Master’s, etc.). I am also going to major in biology, with plans of going onto a medical school. Which of these have good biology programs? I have some idea, but I’m still a little foggy on the subject. Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Wake Forest is fairly conservative, and I would assume the same is true of religious institutions like Notre Dame, Yeshiva, Pepperdine, SMU, Baylor, Brigham Young, St Louis, Marquette, Texas Christian, Catholic, ect. Of course most of these aren’t located within your region of choice. So the question is, if a conservative student body in a USNWR ranked (top 130) is required, how flexible are you on location?</p>
<p>It is tough…I would really like to stay in the Northeast, but Notre Dame is a consideration. I would also like to stick with a Catholic college if I consider any of the ones outside of the Northeast. I wasn’t aware of Wake Forest’s whole picture. I’ll definitely do more research. I don’t think I want to go all the way to Texas, but Wisconsin is definitely a possibility. Catholic is also a consideration, although it is one that I haven’t thought a lot about. I know two people who went to Vanderbilt from my school and they are very happy there. It kind of just went under the radar. I will look into it further as well. Tennessee is quite a distance, but it seems to be a place that I could be happy at. What do you think of Gettysburg? I was just reading about it, and it seems to be fairly conservative as well. Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>KC, from what I know, Gettysburg may not fit the mold. It is 40% Greek, and from what I hear, heavily party-oriented relative to its size. This is all fine, except that those who are not of great monitary worth are often made to feel inferior. On the other hand, Bio is apparently their strongest subject, and they have the sort of serious grade inflation that will probably aid in medical school admissions. So I would do a bit more research, or visit if possible, before deciding on it.</p>
<p>I second Villanova. Conservative catholic college a train ride away from Phila. and all it’s medical hospitals and teaching institutions. It’s suburban and a bit upscale ($$,preppy). St. Joes is in the same area and gives out merit aid. I don’t know their record with med schools.Both are in Pa. near Phila.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I was unaware about Gettysburg…I will research further. I have received numerous mailings from Juniata, and it does look like a nice place. Maybe it’s worth a visit. Thanks for the Villanova recommendations. So many people go there from my high school (about 30 out of 400 per year), I guess I just overlooked it. St. Joseph’s also looks like somewhere I could be happy. I’ll look into all of them. Thanks again!</p>
<p>Trinity in Hartford is not a Catholic School. Holy Cross in Worcester, MA is Catholic and ranked similarly to Trinity and is well regarded for biology and premed. BC is also Catholic and well regarded for PreMed. Perhaps since they are both Jesuit they are not conservative enough for you…</p>
<p>I know Trinity is not Catholic, but it fit the profile of a school I would be interested in. I wasn’t sure if it was conservative or not. BC is of interest, and so is Holy Cross. I would assume they are relatively conservative, given their Catholic heritage.</p>
<p>Conservative? This place is a conservative’s utopia.Catholic? The largest denomination on campus is Roman Catholic.An HSC graduate who is now a Catholic priest gave the baccalaureate address May 10 this year.Pre-med?
Excellent science facilities and small classes.The campus is gorgeous and only about an hour or so from both Richmond and Charlottesville.
Check it out at [Hampden-Sydney</a> College, Virginia](<a href=“http://www.hsc.edu%5DHampden-Sydney”>http://www.hsc.edu)</p>
<p>Thanks for pointing out HSC Tigers Rule. It looks like a great place, and one that I’ve never heard of before. I’ll definitely look much further into it, and I will defiinitely go for a visit.
-Mike</p>
<p>It is worth noting, in case KC has yet to discover this, that Hampden-Sydney is one of only four (five if you count Deep Springs) all male colleges in the country (others being Morehouse, Wabash, and Saint John’s University (MN)).</p>
<p>During my research, I came across this fact. Seems like a college version of my high school, and it seems like a place where I could definitely fit in.</p>
<p>I forgot all about PC when I was making up my list croquepotte. We’ll be visiting PC as well as Stonehill and Salve Regina. Thanks for the search engine link also.</p>