<p>Is the cost a factor at all for you? If so, run the numbers here: [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Award Letter Requirements - Finaid)</p>
<p>Other than that, I suggest that you read through the individual program descriptions at the websites for Bryn Mawr, Cornell, and Wellesley and see if you feel that one or another speaks more loudly to you. You also have three weekends this month to make quick trips to visit campuses. That would be a good idea too.</p>
<p>Tell your parents that BMC and Wellesley are fully Ivy-peer institutions, and have plenty of name recognition for the things that you want to do. The reasons for choosing Cornell over BMC or Wellesley have more to do with the size of the institution and the overall breadth of offerings. Wellesley may be marginally more challenging than BMC (there is continual argument about that one but it is like wondering how many angels do indeed fit on the head of a pin), but if you have something better to do with the roughly 60k saved by attending BMC, don’t feel bad about making that choice.</p>