It’s only an hour to 90 min drive. Airport shuttles go to New Haven. You can look at flights to Hartford, which is 30-45 min away. If you are thinking of a summer tour, easy driving between NY to Boston with a stop in Providence.
Harvard calls its residential colleges Houses.
Agree, diluting the list with too many super reaches is counter-productive, but I think she has the goods to take a shot or two.