@sevmom Thank you for your comment! She does love both schools, but does marginally prefer Northwestern over Vanderbilt. She did apply early (by Dec. 1) for the scholarship as well.
…And, as of a couple of hours ago, she officially enrolled at Vanderbilt University! Thank you ALL so much for your responses as she made her decision. If anyone has any questions about the scholarship program/application process, feel free to pm me for more information. Go Commodores!