<p>Thanks for the great input, kmcmom. Rice <em>would</em> be on there in a heartbeat but the location may just be too sweltering for my son. He has pretty bad allergies that kick up in hot, humid weather (or just hot weather). Today, it reached the high 80s here in So. Cal. and he was wiped out by all his sneezing even after taking several antihistamines. He really thinks he will prefer a cooler climate. When we visited Penn and Princeton, he thought the weather was great and it snowed on us in April. There’s no way <em>I’d</em> ever want to live in a cold climate but that’s me. :-)</p>
<p>I think the word I would look for that’s common among some of his choices is that, while they might all be liberal leaning socially and politically, they all have both a strong Christian support and a real respect for diversity of thought even if it’s antithetical to what one believes. Princeton and Penn seem to have this feel. Harvey Mudd seems to have this feel. I don’t know about Vanderbilt, Davidson, or Harvard. It’s hard when one doesn’t have friends, contacts or hasn’t stayed on a campus to get any feel for it.</p>
<p>He was considering a double or triple major when he had been considering Christian colleges but it will depend on where he ultimately goes as to whether he’ll double major.</p>
<p>I am sure some of the large state univ. have great music and research opportunities but he really does prefer smaller. He’s on the UCSD campus all the time and it feels too big to him. He’ll apply because it’s local but it’s not the best fit.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>