<p>If she's willing to look outside the northeast, Carleton, Macalester, Grinnell, Kenyon, Oberlin might give her safteties especially since they draw fewer students from the NE. I realize having her further away might be a little scary but one of the things that impressed both my S, junior at Grinnell, and my D, incoming freshman at Kenyon, about these schools is their strong sence of community.</p>