Now it is my turn to ask the "which one" question

[Shrinkrap]

In post #5, OP says

"D wants to study psychology/languages/(possibly bio?) "

Keck science center is shared by a few Claremonts for bio.

[historymom]

Such a choice! Bunsen Burner I agree with the votes for Scripps. My DH BTW endorses or pans schools based on whether he belives that DDs will meet and marry young men in that given region. In other words he wants them within 4 hours of home.

[bookworm]

And I just love Wellesley campus and the duck pond. Very strong psychology department, plus the Stone Ctr for Devt of Women. Has D looked at the courses in her intended field?
And Scripps has the advantage of being in the consortium, plus better weather

good choices

[ChiSquare]

No votes here - but I was just curious why she eliminated Whitman from her list? From your previous posts, it sounded as though as least you (if not she) considered it a strong contender. Too small, too remote, too je ne sais quoi?

[BunsenBurner]

Thank you for your replies! D visited both schools and likes them both. She also seriously considered Linfield, Whitman and Lewis and Clark, but eliminated them based on the academic offerings. D liked them all, but a kid can only go to one school, right? Whitman offers only a minor in the language she is interested in, and she'd like to have an option of majoring in it. Otherwise, it could have been at the top of her list. She felt that at Linfield she might be less challenged that she wanted to be, and did not "connect" with the profs in the psychology department.
Wellesley offers all of the courses and majors she is potentially interested in, but at Scripps she will have to rely on cross-registration at Pomona to get into some of the classes, and D has a feeling that it might be a bit more challenging than she was told it would be.

[ChiSquare]

Well, good luck making that decision. I have to say, I don't have much sympathy; it's an enviable conundrum to be in!!

[Consolation]

Wellesley all the way. Boston on is a fabulous place to be a student, and it is really easily accessible. Wellesley has Scripps beaten on the academic and prestige front (except perhaps in California), and has a super nationwide alumnae network. Wellesley also has cross-registration with MIT, and is part of the 12-college exchange, should she wish to spend a semester at Amherst or the like. Scripps is tiny, although the consortium helps with that. Both schools have gorgeous campuses and nice dorms. Wellesley is on Lake Waban, where students can sail, row crew, canoe, and the like.

[dmd77]

Wellesley. Just too good to pass up.

And don't worry, she'll come back--and she may bring her MIT guy with her Son brought lots of friends home. The trick is to get her to stay east all four years--as the weather is truly awful there.

[Consolation]

Again I have to say that weather is in the eye of the beholder! The weather in Massachusetts is NOT "truly awful."

[BOYSOFWINTER]

My future daughter-in-law moved to Boston six years ago from the PNW to obtain her Ph.D. at Boston College. I would love her to stay here, but ironically, the realities of the job market in her field may require her to move to San Diego this summer. She considers Boston her home now; it's a great place to go to school. There is a lot of charm and history and passion for the area, Wellesley is very highly regarded, Hillary fan or not. Today the Boston Marathon is running by the campus; the students are always involved in handing out cups of water and have a great time.
Boston would be a great choice for your daughter, but where she winds up is truly serendipity.

[menloparkmom]

re post 24-compared to Calif?? some would beg to differ[ wink]

[dmd77]

Consolation: I lived in the Boston area for 20 years. My children were born in Boston at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

But, for the vast majority of those who've lived in the Northwest and west of the Cascades, the Massachusetts weather comes as a shock. Too hot, too cold, too icy... it's "just right" (by PNW standards) about one week of the year. Washington kids are notorious for dropping out of east-coast schools to finish up in the Northwest.

[vulture3]

My Northwest born D is loving her Northeast college and it has been one cold and snowy winter. We did live in New England for a couple of years when she was in grade school - so she had experienced that kind of weather, though a while ago. A number of her peers seem to be doing fine in that region, but I think that is because they all seem genuinely happy and content at their colleges.

I visited at the end of February (and yes, it's a bit painful to get to and fro, but that's been part of the education) and was quite amused when she showed up wearing a rather bold knit hat I would NEVER have considered EVER seeing on this child's head. She loves owning multiple pairs of Ugghs. She is the first one to drop into the snow to whip off a snow angel or build a snow man. Snow seems much more tolerable than the incessant rain found at home. For her own reasons, this child had no interest in CA schools.

As pointed out above - weather is in the eye of the beholder.

[ellemenope]

This may be her one chance to live back East. I'd go for Wellesley.

[Student615]

Wellesley offers all of the courses and majors she is potentially interested in, but at Scripps she will have to rely on cross-registration at Pomona to get into some of the classes, and D has a feeling that it might be a bit more challenging than she was told it would be.

I can only speak anecdotally, but in my personal experience, cross-registration was actually much easier than I was told it would be. Almost exactly half of all of my courses were taken off-campus (though Scripps was my favorite place to take class). Again, though, only one person's story

Both Scripps and Wellesley are great schools. I knew a few students who made their final choice between the two, and I don't think it's possible to choose wrongly.

I'm sure you already know my biases, so I'll keep this short...best of luck to your D, and congrats to her for having received such wonderful offers!