There are plenty of kids who didn’t get to visit any college during COVID and just had to make a decision based on the virtual tours and YouTube videos so you definitely dont have to visit all her safeties. But I do think that visiting schools was hands down the best thing for helping my D22 make her decisions. Might not be the thing for another kid, but it really helped mine.
I would encourage you to start now and work in as many as you can around the other needs of your family, even if it’s just a casual drive-by. We eliminated a couple that way. We also visited some over the summer and just walked around on the campuses and didn’t do an organized tour. If you’re somewhere on vacation or visiting relatives and there’s a college nearby if it works out to spend an hour walking around on the campus or just driving by that can be really helpful.
We visited VCU over the summer when it was locked down and my D22 and I really liked Richmond a lot. She definitely would have put that on her list if it had been in-state, but didn’t make sense $$ for us.
If your D would be interested in a women’s college Hollins might be worth a look. We have a friend who is there and really likes it. It is a very supportive environment. They have a Film program.
Would Mary Washington or Christopher Newport work for her? They are smaller. Maybe Mary Baldwin? Another friend got a big scholarship there. Great for theater, not sure on film.