Personally, I would never allow my child to ED somewhere that hadn’t been visited beforehand. I would strongly urge you not to commit somewhere, especially a small liberal arts college, without experiencing it firsthand. There are many wonderful things about small colleges, but one factor is that they are a small and that there is a smaller pool in which to “find your people.” You want to be pretty confident that that the school is the right fit, and that’s not something you can really tell through internet research.
At the end of your older thread you wrote:
Are these still your favorites? There are 10 schools here and none of them are a safety (i.e. you’re extremely likely to be accepted, they’re affordable, and you’d be happy to attend). What are your safeties that you applied to? Would you be happy to attend them if they’re your only choice(s)?
If you like Carleton, then think about St. Olaf which is less than two miles away (which really has some rave reviews from people on CC who have visited). If you like Macalester, then think about Hamline which is also less than two miles away and has a very popular creative writing program, or about women’s college St. Catherine’s (Kate’s) about a mile down the road. And do not let all the Saints in the names fool you…I’m pretty sure that all of these campuses score well on the Campus Pride Index or are otherwise well-regarded by members of the LGBTQ community. @fiftyfifty1 can hopefully correct me if I’m wrong.
If Wellesley was your dream school, have you thought about Simmons, another women’s college in the Boston area? If you like Oberlin, then what about College of Wooster nearby or not as close, but perhaps an even more similar feel, Earlham? Beloit and Lawrence are two other schools that tend to be very generous with aid and seem as though they might be possibilities for you.
If you apply RD to schools that have higher acceptance rates, I’m confident you’ll have some acceptances in hand come the spring. Make sure your family runs the NPC at each school, however, to make sure it will be affordable for you.
Also, since procrastination seems to be an issue for you, I’d recommend that you apply to a likelier school, and then a less likely, then a likely, then a less likely, and so on, that way making sure that that some of your likely applications get completed.