To my earlier post, another question to ask yourself is
**How much a JAP (another box word) is your daughter? Is she going to be bringing 32 pairs of weekday shoes to seminary? Is she going to wear designer/brand name clothes? (I mean if she wants only those and likes them for the name). It all depends on what type your daughter is… Some seminaries are known for being one type or another….
Oh, Maybe a list of different seminaries and just cross off the ones that wont be a proper fit and keep adding to it….
On the “No list” so far based on your statements are:
Hadar
BYA
Meor
Seminar
Bnos Chava
So far listed here that weren’t commented on as yeses or nos….. the: “yes so far” list
Chochmas Lev- academic but not THE most, a little more to the left than some of the others.
Shoshanim-small, out of town but still NYers there, not the most academic but I saw someone’s schedule and it was a lot of classes-more than the norm- (so less homework… thats why it seems to be called less academic). I heard that they will do their best to make everyone comfortable in the environment (tutors if needed or special accommodations) and ask opinions of girls about topics for speakers, yomei iyunim and follow through.
Seminar- I think this one is on the larger side.
Darchei Bina-sister of chochmas lev, but drop to the left.
Ateres- not so academic
Machon Raya- new
Mesores Rochel-its new and I heard its very academic.The “new BJJ” acc. to some.
Nachlas- kind of new…I dont think it is so academic
Tiferes (I dont mean Tiferet which is more modern/MO type and in Ramat Beit Shemesh)tiferes is yeshivish but not the most booky, location: Sanhedria Morcheves, someone I know who is there said that she applied cuz they were big on middos…
Another idea: is your daughter comfortable in “all hebrew” classes? if yes, maybe bnos sarah…but that is really academic as well. I know girls who did the BJJ and Bnos Sarah (and some mesoras rochel) combo…
Hope this helps…hatzlacha