Wellesley is one of the nicest towns in MA and Boston might be described as the premier college city. You would be 25 minutes away by train or car. Academically, all the schools you named are strong, but Barnard or Wellesley would be considered strongest by most experts. Why do you think Barnard did not work out? Were you able to tweak anything before you had to apply to the others? I realize that is often not possible. You have a good attitude about the process and that is refreshing.