@mamaedefamilia thanks for your thoughts. My daughter also liked Dickinson and it’s closer to home. She would also be a very strong merit candidate there but it’s definitely not as a great a fit for her personality as Oberlin! She didn’t like Wooster, which is too bad because I liked it and they are really pushing her to apply.
Yesterday I asked her to think hard about how much of a first choice Oberlin might be and let me know. If she’s willing to roll the dice and wait, we will. If it’s that important to her we will allow her to apply. To be honest we may choose Oberlin with no merit in the end if she gets in RD but I’m not sure it’s a decision I’m willing to support yet!
Good luck to all of us trying to decide these things!