Great advice, thanks @compmom and @SpiritManager, I suspect my daughter also may be keeping options open, and making a late decision! Re other interests, it’s wide open. Journalism/lit/writing maybe, she’s strong in STEM but not likely to make a career of it, some form of purpose-driven law is possible eventually, maybe international studies/policy (we’ve lived in the developing world, she’s fluent in Spanish).
And so as we head east in April, we’ll try to make a quick swing NYC-Boston and back. Tentatively the list includes NYU and Berklee/BoCo, and an route Bard, Wesleyan, and Vassar - we probably don’t have time for more than that, or a longer distance swing (like to Ithaca, which could be a great fit too). So within that general loop, do you have other suggestions of don’t-miss, especially LAC? Amherst and Williams are certainly on her think-about list, but the other three LACs I mentioned seem to be the better choices for all-around quality music programs (and of course Bard being unique)?
Note we’re not focused exclusively on the east, it’s just where we’re traveling shortly and so doing the homework to make visits worthwhile. There are certainly great schools all across the country, and the Upper Midwest and West coast are also well-represented on the list of options.