Hi,
Hope that you don't mind if I interject a couple of remarks.
First, I can completely understand your reservations regarding attending
an institution with any kind of religious leaning, especially Christian. Sadly,
such "universities", especially those with an evangelical bent, are little more
than indoctrination centers to inculcate today's youth with "right think" (see
Orwell's 1984).
Personally, my advice is "be afraid, be very afraid". In short, find another school.
There are a lot of them out there, and I have no doubt that you will be able to
find one which will be a better match for you. My impression is that you are
an intelligent, compassionate person, with a desire to learn and think for yourself.
So, in the words of Shakespeare, "To thine own self be true." Don't allow a dogmatic
environment to extinguish the light of your personality and mind, for that
is likely what that sort of environment will do.
You see, religion is like a virus of the mind. Once it has infected a susceptible mind,
it takes over and often effectively prevents that mind from functioning properly, or
looking at the world in any sort of logical, evidence-driven fashion. A prime example
of this kind of evil is the persecution of Galileo by the Catholic Church, or contemporary
efforts by the Religious Right to teach creationist nonsense in science classes instead
of real, legitimate science.
Please, think carefully, and find a way to attend a real, intellectually honest institution.
You have only one life to live, and one's undergraduate years are very special. Don't
waste them in an environment that may cripple you morally and intellectually.
And, finally, if you are wondering how I've arrived at my strongly held opinions,
please know that I was raised with religion, but learned to free myself from it
and think clearly. Moreover, I've attended five universities, and hold five
degrees, so I can tell you first-hand that there are many fine schools out there.
Go find a better one -- you deserve it!
Best of luck!