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[quote=Anonymous]OK, it took me a minute, but the post of "Caltech" was not a suggestion - it was a spelling correction to the post 2 before which mentioned that 'even Caltech has a party scene' but misspelled the school name.  I don't think anyone is suggesting Caltech as a safety for anyone.

OP, I'd look for schools that have a high percentage of older adults coming back for a degree later in life, vs 18 year olds starting directly after high school.  There will still be plenty of students your DD's age, but the older students tend to be more focused as a group, less of a party scene, and that affects the overall atmosphere.  I'm not sure how to search for these schools, but keep an eye on it as one statistic.  When I was in college in SoCal way back when, Cal State San Marcos was known for this - pretty easy to get into, and had a good fun campus life, but lots of older/returning students made for a more serious, focused academic feel.  Yes, this is a huge generalization, but it seems to hold true a lot of the time.[/quote]

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