<p>Are you sure she wants a rural location, NYC? I think she sounds like a California girl! How about giving Claremont McKenna a shot?
In terms of geo-bounce, Ds school -from the east coast- had almost a perfect acceptance rate there! CMC has lots of school spirit and they really like outgoing types (your D sounds like a people person) Your D would have the chance to attend very small classes and get lots of individual attention! You can also check out Pfitzer while you are out there. Claremont is easy to get to from NYC via Jetblue and its only 12 miles from the airport. By the time you fly to the midwest and rent a car, its another 1 plus on either end. And just think, you can visit in sunny CA rather than the rural midwest. To put it briefly, a very “appealing” place! Good luck and don’t stress too much–she seems to be a wonderful kid with lots of strengths!
(Hey, do they play scrabble in French at Swat? Now that would be real
fun for my D.)</p>