<p>Thanks for the reply. We are going on a barbeque/professor tour Friday, and hopefully that will give her a good perspective.</p>
<p>She is a varsity athlete and competitive Irish dancer (which she could continue at some schools, but probably not Dartmouth) but she really prefers club sports/ friendly competition. She lives cheering her friends on at events, which is more likely to happen at a smaller school. </p>
<p>Most of her favorite ECs are service/leadership based, so it is hard to find the equivalent, but from my own college experience, she’d love Greek life (for the service and friendship, as well as the partying). She’s student body president, for example, and has implemented a Native American academic tutoring program and a freshman mentoring program; she serves on the community Strategic Planning committee, organizes summer volunteers at the hospital, runs a Spanish-language tutoring program for undocumented kids, etc. She loves people, and making a difference.</p>
<p>Her sister’s perspective from Wellesley has been interesting - it is in the city, but not really - and I think that she is hearing the stories of somewhat bland campus life and wants more interesting options, hence the desire for a city. (Wellesley is a great fit for D1, but D2 would never even consider applying). I think that a vibrant campus life is really what she wants, and the feeling that she could go on adventures if she wanted to.</p>
<p>She isn’t a city girl by upbringing, although she’s not a rural girl either. I guess we’ll see. Her offer sister is more of an “intellectual”, although D2 actually has a better record and better stats and a much better EC record, so it will interesting to see where she ends up. She really doesn’t want a “geeky” school, where everyone is huddled over their own laptop or singing a capella (her impression of Yale) or is socially awkward, but she wants a school where everyone is smart and personable and attractive. That seems to be Dartmouth. We’ll see. :)</p>