Thanks @Lergnom. My kid’s final list was U of R, Case Western, and Brandeis. After visiting all three, Brandeis has been the first casualty although there were certainly many things to like about the campus and the school in general. My sense is that it slots somewhere between Tufts and BU on the Boston-area spectrum of colleges.
All three impressed, but it’s now down to a choice between the urban environment at Case vs. the semi-urban feel of Rochester. There’s no bad option here in my view, but I will still be sad for the missed opportunities offered at Case or U of R whichever way it turns out!