Colleges with similar vibe to Duke/Vandy with more merit $?

Have you considered any women’s universities? You might like Hollins. It’s just outside Roanoke VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Gorgeous setting. Very supportive and engaging. You would definitely get some merit there. Don’t know about a full ride.

Agnes Scott in Decatur in the Atlanta area is another women’s university that offers top notch academics and gives out a substantial chunk of change to most applicants, with possibilities of getting more.

The sticker price on both of these looks high, but there is automatic merit that brought them both down to just over the price of a state school when my D22 was looking.