| Sounds like your daughter is definitely a better fit for Yale. As someone who had to choose between Princeton and Caltech, the lack of strong and broad social sciences/humanities was a large part of what turned me off. It was such a strong factor that, despite my otherwise good fit for Caltech (enjoy sciences and math, and loved the quirky atmosphere), I decided not to attend. Your mileage may vary, but in my opinion those best suited to Caltech know that they're best suited to Caltech.
If she's really unsure, get her to attend Caltech's prefrosh weekend (if that's an option financially, of course) - it'll really give a good indication yes or no as to whether or not she's a good enough fit for the Caltech environment to override the other ways she clearly doesn't fit (in terms of the social sciences stuff and so forth). |