More thanks is in order to you all! @SoCcErTrAcK2016 your through review of RIT is awesome, especially the description of the winter wind tunnel. It makes me cold while sitting in my 80 degree living room in Hawaii! 
I know you must be a very busy Senior and your willingness share is much appreciated.
D has looked at SD Mines and IIT, but they just didn’t make the cut. So many good options!
We can’t pull off a visit to any colleges before applications, but I’m hoping to hit the top potentials sometime in late Winter so that she knows what she is committing to.
Living so far away from the rest of the country, we really rely on information gleaned from CC. Thanks, again!