<p>An earlier poster implied that Rose-Hulman was a very tough admit, comparable to Olin and Cooper Union. Looking at their stats, that’s really not true, which might make it more plausible for your D. I’ve heard good things about it, but it is only 20% female, which is perhaps something for your D to consider. On the other hand, that probably ups your D’s chances of getting in substantially.</p>
<p>My D is strongly considering Olin at this very moment. It’s an extraordinary place, but it is indeed very selective, and they seem to place an especially high emphasis on grades in their admissions process (I think over half of their last class was in the top 3% of their high school class and 100% were in the top 10%).</p>
<p>Someone mentioned Harvey Mudd (also a wonderful school), and I thought I’d add that it also belongs in the super-selective group. At all of these schools, however, your odds are better as a female.</p>