I totally agree with Blossom’s points above (and @beebee3 about saving the monthly amount now…didn’t see her post while writing mine).
To help your daughter get an idea of what type of college she might be interested in, you can visit different schools, and you’re blessed with a plethora of closeby options. Your daughter doesn’t need to view these as to whether she wants to put these exact schools on her list, but to see how she feels about urban/suburban/small town/remote, or size of the school, etc. I would avoid visiting schools that are highly unlikely acceptances. (This is why I debated slightly about Bryn Mawr…not that it would be highly unlikely, but its admissions standards are probably higher than all of the other schools on this list, but it’s a great example of a women’s college.) Some schools you may want to consider that are all within 150 miles of your location (and most within 50) include:
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Sweet Briar: Women’s college of about 500 undergrads in a remote area or Bryn Mawr: A women’s college in a suburb of a major metro
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Washington College (about 1k undergrads) or St. Mary’s College of Maryland (about 1500 undergrads: in a more remote area
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Goucher: About 1k undergrads in a more suburban area of a city
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Shenandoah: About 2500 undergrads in a small town
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American: About 7900 undergrads in a more suburban area of a city
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George Washington: About 12k undergrads with a super-urban campus
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U. of Maryland - College Park: About 30k undergrads for a big state school experience