<p>Thanks a lot for all the great and very informative advice.
I find this whole thing a bit overwhelming (the whole college application/choice is).</p>
<p>I have talked to my D about the crash course on putting together a portfolio.
With the current summer internship that she has, she is backing off on this a little bit.
So, it sounds like her best choice is to apply to regular or small liberal-art colleges with strong art (applied art and not fine art) reputation.</p>
<p>cheers</p>