<p>My daughter will be a freshman in the fall too.
I can’t answer your specific question, however, I will say that the Twin Cities (we live about 30 min from Mac) are pretty tolerant of all kinds of people in general.
Have you talked to incoming and current students on Facebook? My daughter joined that group right away and seems to have made friends with other newbies that she shares interests with.<br>
Good luck!</p>