<p>it's like^^ said, these are all very different schools. To narrow their choices I had my Ds go to princetonreview.com , fill out a profile and click on Counselor-O-Matic. It compared quantitative data about schools, religion, size region etc. with my Ds expressed preferences.</p>
<p>Is Diversity important to your D? Then, Pepperdine, Loyola, and USD are proobably not the best choices. However if you are Catholic and wanting your child to be able to live on a campus that nurtures her faith LM and USD are good choices. Counselor-O-Matic helps her refine/ really think about what she wants. </p>
<p>For us we wanted:</p>
<p>Somewhat selective
Small
West of the Mississippi
Catholic
Less than 9 hours from hom by car
Good FA</p>
<p>Not all of the schools that ended up on their current list fit all of these criteria but they all had many of these things.</p>
<p>Best of Luck!</p>