Of note, she wrote a wonderful, witty Common App essay that I was somewhat taken aback about when I first read it. As I said to her, it practically screamed, “I have Aspergers!” to the admissions folks, in somewhat of a show, not tell kind of way (all about her penchant for collecting odd things since early childhood, leading up to being the collection of “useless” (tongue in cheek) facts she is today 
). But then I reasoned that if an admissions committee was going to reject her because they could read between the lines and see that she had Aspergers, then we didn’t want her going there anyways. She needs a place that welcomes her uniqueness, quirks and all. I hope we have found this at Haverford.
@Momtothreegirls Congratulations! I love it when people come back and give updates. Good luck to your daughter!
Lol, in post #79 I meant to say that Vassar was still a top choice but not her first choice. So much for proofreading.
And “where” instead of “were.” Sigh. I used to pride myself on my proofreading.
Have you considered Reed College in Portland?
@prodesse The student now has an ED admission, so isn’t looking for schools any more.
OP, congratulations! I LOVE Haverford – both my kids visited, and I was sad that for various reasons neither decided to apply. But I think it is a great school Go Black Squirrels!
Thank you for the update and congrats!!
Ditto the suggestion for Barnard. Also check out St. John’s in Annapolis.
Thanks, but I was just updating to say that my daughter has been accepted ED to Haverford 
Haverford is an excellent place for her! Congrats!
Yea!! I love Haverford. (Also was unsuccessful in getting DS to consider it – too close to home. Sigh.) Hoping it is all you and your D wish it to be.
@gardenstategal For us, the distance hit the sweet spot. It’s a little over two hours away. Enough that she thinks it will deter me from dropping by overly frequently, but close enough that I can do so if needed.
For my older daughter, this would have been too close though.
Hooray, and congrats! Haverford is such a wonderful community – I am a BMC alum but did most of my classes at Hford. She will have no problem with the logistics of class at Bryn Mawr, and the archaeology offerings are fabulous (plus, BMC’s patron is the goddess Athena!) Registration is open between both schools, the blue bus runs constantly, and the meal plan includes meals at both schools, so it really is straightforward to take classes on both campuses. Congratulations!
Congrats, Haverford has a lot going for it! My student had many of your schools on the final/semi-final application list. Grinnell, Macalester and Beloit having visited were wonderful. Haverford and Vassar were wish-to-visits.
Sounds like Asperger’s differs slightly between boys and girls besides the trouble staying on top of things… we know from experience Best of luck to her.
Thank you! Yes, we have a bunch of Aspies on both sides of the family (!), male and female, and my understanding is that it often manifests itself quite differently in females. That being said, my daughter and my niece, who are both Aspies, are both extremely different in their personality traits and issues.
Good luck in your college search! Grinnell, Macalester and Beloit were towards the top of my daughter’s list (she said recently, “you know, I forgot how much I liked Macalester”).
I agree with the Oberlin rec. My son (also on the spectrum) attends there on a nice merit scholarship. The PC idiots are really a very vocal minority. But honestly, Haverford sounds perfect. My son got waitlisted there and I think he might have gotten in if he had showed more interest, actually visiting and interviewing.
Agree with Beloit- a friend’s bright Aspie son did very well there.
@Massmomm My daughter visited Haverford twice, returned to interview on campus, and wrote essays that were very very Haverford specific. I do think that likely helped her in the admissions process.