Thanks again all! Lots of things to think about getting posted here so let me update a bit:
Yes, at this point swim is a priority. She’s a DIII swimmer, maybe low level D1. Ivies are a bit fast for her to be competitive or be recruited and she hasn’t been excited about the idea of attending an Ivy for some reason. That’s fine.
We are talking with coaches at some of the schools mentioned here, have explored and decided against some others for a variety of reasons. And there are some schools that haven’t been on our radar at all that I’m looking forward to checking out further in the next few weeks.
I’m reassured that we’re getting lots of comments that our concerns about yield protection may be an overreaction. Adding athletics into the mix to find the “right” school definitely adds to the challenge!