Hi Techno13,
Thanks for your suggestions. I guess “need-blind” means merit is the first priority, right? Those sure look like good schools. We did look at Bryn Mawr and some of the other females-only schools with an emphasis on scholarship excellence. Vassar, too, as well as Oberlin and Macalester. She said she’d be honored to even be considered at these sorts of places.
I know what you mean about twins, but I think my two are likely going to head in different directions – or different schools in the same city (Univ of Rochester & Rochester Institute of Technology). We are fiercely determined to visit schools and get the right fit - regardless of ranking. Our students have to be happy wherever they end up or this whole process is moot. It’s funny that AO’s talk about a “holistic” process - that is also what needs to happen for kids evaluating schools.
Take care and thanks again for your input,
Kelly