Condensed version of original post (rest is irrelevant to current decision)
- Interested in science and pre-med
- First choice Smith - waitlisted
- Second choice Wellesley - waitlisted
- Michigan - no decision yet
- Bryn Mawr - accepted, given misinformation about Bryn Mawr science.
- State school - admitted, perceived as bad.
Bryn Mawr is prominently on the list at #17 of
Top 50 U.S. baccalaureate-origin institutions of 2002–11 S&E doctorate recipients, by institutional-yield ratio,
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13323/
Higher than Wellesley (#34), Smith is not on the list.
Bryn Mawr is excellent for science and probably better than the others.
Obvious answer is to accept Bryn Mawr, don’t look back. End of Story.