How about St.Louis University? It’s a Jesuit university and may have merit.
Quite impressive stats. Have you considered the Quaker LAC’s? Swarthmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr (right across the street from Haverford). They’re green campuses, liberal/progressive, and part of a consortium with Penn. All prestigious schools.
not recommending Swarthmore for a high-anxiety kid.
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I have a kid at Haverford and totally agree with you about Swat. Haverford could be an option though. Or down the road at Villanova. Maybe Denison in Ohio?
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I was focusing more on the disability services and the other things she is looking for unrelated to her high stats. Which makes for a good safety school. I should have said a great safety school. I was extremely impressed by their disability services. Of all the college tours we have done, that was the only one where I would have felt 100% comfortable sending my similar kid mental healthwise.
University of Denver has a great music school (and performance space) and also has the Iliff School of Theology next door. Undergrads can take some classes but it is mostly a grad school. DU has some Greek life but not the craziness that goes on at some schools. The sorority houses are mostly new and gorgeous (I’d live in one in a second), just off campus but very close for walking. The major sports are hockey, lacrosse, and women’s gymnastics.
DU gives pretty good merit and a housing scholarship for 2 years. It’s urban but a lovely campus, with a light rail station to get wherever you want in the city (downtown to the theater, concert, and sports venues; to the airport; to shopping). It has pretty good IR department (2 secretaries of state have degrees).
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Got it. 
DU also has the Pioneer Leadership honors cohort program Home | Pioneer Leadership Program | Academic Affairs
And Lamont does offer a BM in music composition… and there’s a Religious Studies undergrad major.
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Never taken any courses at conservatory prep, but has been in church choirs and ensembles for most of her life and has taken clarinet and voice lessons over the years. Jazz band in 7th-9th grades was very helpful for that also. Most schools do have music theory, though it appears that some conservatories make it difficult for non-majors to take courses, as they are focused on training professional musicians rather than educating students in general. Schools offering B.A. in music (incl. BC/UVa) might actually be more accessible for a non-major, but I’m sure it varies by school.
Agree re: Brown financial aid. It’s not quite on par with the most generous schools for middle class families yet, but close enough to make it a viable choice on our budget.
My impression is that Swat is pretty intense, based on what I’ve read, so maybe not a fit. I will look into Haverford.
I’m glad to hear this. Anecdotally, it seems like the opposite is more common - schools have very few resources for mental health issues, and kids/families are on their own to find whatever assistance may be available in the surrounding community.
That’s one perk at St Olaf: you have a conservatory-quality music program that’s integrated with the college, so that anyone can audition, regardless of major (math/music is apparently a populat major combination).
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It’s not a particularly selective school, but University of Puget Sound has a particularly good music program and a gorgeous campus. I think it might satisfy a lot of your criteria. And I thought the RISE program for sophomores (Reflective Immersive Sophomore Experience) there might really appeal to you.
Thanks! I’m not familiar with Puget Sound, but I’ll check into it.
It’s been named one of the Colleges Thst Change Lives, too.
Sounds like University of San Francisco would be a perfect match. They are very liberal, strong in social justice, and Jesuit. They have a social justice and performing arts major. She would be able to minor in music theory.
I’m sorry you had a difficult time.
To be clear, if you are 18, the hospital and the school can NOT contact your parents and give them information without your permission.
My own child was in the ER twice with the police for mental health issues. Only on the third visit did the social worker at the hospital finally convince my son to let her call me and update me with what was going on.
I myself then contacted his school to tell him that he was inpatient mental health and I asked the school to reach out to his instructors to let them know he was in the hospital and not just not coming to class. I understood they could not give me any information, not even about what classes he was taking.
HIPAA and FERPA are taken seriously and violations are costly.
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I agree that USF looks like a great fit for D22, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it’s a stretch financially - NPC shows 38k for us, and I think she will have some good options at a lower price point. Will keep in mind though.
They offer scholarships in the $25,000 range that she may be eligible for.