<p>Thanks everyone for the suggestions! She’s reading this thread herself, though she doesn’t have a CC account.</p>
<p>I never considered the tech schools, but if the art departments are OK, they seem like an unexpectedly strong option. Socially, I suspect she would fit well at RPI (other than being a gender minority). </p>
<p>Minor notes: UMD is outside size parameters and GA Tech outside weather parameters (she’s lived in Atlanta and Michigan before, and strongly prefers cold to heat).</p>