<p>Good job, carolyn you hit all six of my D’s selective but not too selective schools. There are some excellent schools on that list, some very highly ranked. If rankings are your thing, and they shouldn’t be the only consideration- take a good long look at these , in no particular order and from memory: </p>
<p>Grinnell<em>, Kenyon</em>, Denison<em>, Bard</em>, Colorado<em>, Furman</em>, Oxy<em>, Whitman</em>, Dickinson, Sewanee<em>, Centre</em>, Rhodes<em>, DePauw</em>, Scripps<em>, F+M</em>, Bryn Mawr, MHC, Smith, Richmond<em>, Trinity U</em>, Holy Cross, Lafayette<em>, Lehigh</em>, Bucknell, and Villanova*. </p>
<p>The asterisks symbolize something else you may consider, those I count as merit aid granting institutions . (Some others have a few merit and/or leadership awards but not a wide or deep program). My D applied to 3 of these schools and three from the remainder of Carolyn’s list. She could be happy at any of them. Those that fail to look beyond the usual suspects have only themselves to blame.</p>