re: Parents, it matters where you send your kids to college

As someone who works with high school students during the application and admissions program, here are some of the conservative colleges/universities whose names pop up most often:

1. Hillsdale College (acceptance rate is only 20%) and decreasing by the year as the number of applications is exploding. For now it is still test-optional, but they do strongly consider high school GPA and rigor of high school curriculum.

2. Grove City College in PA - aka the Hillsdale of the east coast. 70% acceptance rate, Christian, test-optional but encourages taking SAT/ACT/CLC and submitting scores for scholarships and in support of application)

3. Clemson Lyceum Scholars program - must be admitted to Clemson and, separately, to the Lyceum program. Small with tiny acceptance rate, mentored and staffed by faculty with Hillsdale ties. Does not receive financial support from Clemson but has university's philosophical backing.

4. University of Tulsa - a private university historically affiliated with Presbyterian church, 69% acceptance rate, small campus feels bigger, National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in both Research and Cyber Defense. McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering is ranked No. 7 among petroleum engineering graduate schools and No. 5 among undergraduate PE schools by U.S. News. Excellent financial aid percentage.

5 University of Alabama Achieve Scholars Program - somewhat similar to Clemson's Lyceum program, must be accepted to Bama to be part of scholars program.

6. Franciscan University - In 2013, Young America's Foundation rated Franciscan as one of the top 10 conservative colleges in the nation, three years after the Cardinal Newman Society ranked it as one of the 21 top Catholic colleges and universities in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. 67% acceptance rate. Best to speak with recent graduate or current student about current campus environment. Obviously, Catholic.

There are more. Let me know if you want more options!