Boston area schools with good merit?

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For additional context on OP’s D, interests, and the budget, this thread may be helpful:

Upcoming tours [English & Diplomacy/4.0 GPA, no parent contribution besides parent loans]

We are planning a western mass trip over April break. I am hoping that traveling there during a prettier time of year will make her amenable to those schools. I’ve got tours lined up for Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire. I’m very familiar with Smith and Mount Holyoke and Amherst but not as familiar with Hampshire. A quick Google search tells me they may be in financial trouble? Does anyone have any insight into this? I don’t want her falling in love with a school only to find out that it’s not going to work out because they’re facing closure. But I do like the fact that it may be a safety school for her. She really has no safety schools on her list and I’m afraid she is going to be very disappointed next year if she doesn’t find one she likes.