As an alum of Oberlin who tries to follow the scene there despite the ever-growing number of years between now and the time I was there... it sure sounds like it would be a good match for your daughter. Their biology program has always been superb, but they now have this amazing Adam Joseph Lewis center for environmental science that is, in itself, an incredible work of sustainable, "green" architecture. Plenty of campus activism, though it is in a rural area... Cooperative living and dining options abound. And there's so much music happening there (even if you're just in the college, not the conservatory) that it's an embarrassment of riches. I'm sure there are drugs everywhere, and I know I was there a long time ago (in the '80s) but frankly I almost never ran into them! Totally avoidable non-issue for me and my friends. When I was there we had, alas, a pretty unpopular president, but Nancy Dye, the current pres., is a very strong leader who has the support and respect of both students and faculty. Oberlin is very generous with financial aid. As 'spaw pointed out, it's pretty competitive, so hopefully your daughter's SATs are okay.

Marlboro is actually in Vermont (or was, all those years ago when I was considering it).

Feel free to PM me if I can be of further help.

Margaret