We visited both Colorado College and Connecticut College. They are both in beautiful environments, one on the Long Island Sound and one in the mountains with a gorgeous view of Pikes Peak. The feel is very different, but I think the principal thing to consider about Colorado College is the block plan, which is described above. My sense was that the block plan may be tougher on STEM students who are dealing with lots of labs - trying to cram all of that into a three-week “semester” is intense. My son, who is not a STEM student, was still uncomfortable with the block plan, worrying about what would happen if you got sick for a few days - one sick day would be like a week. My daughter, on the other hand, thought it sounded wonderful being able to focus intensively on one thing at a time and then have a five-day break before moving on to the next class - she was just a sophomore then, but it was her favorite of all the schools her brother looked at. We also looked at Whitman but did not visit - we live overseas and Walla Walla seemed too hard to get to. Connecticut College is also pretty far from any major international airports (Boston and New York are within two hours) but reasonably close to both Hartford and Providence. Connecticut College is less than an hour from Denver - it was one of the few schools my son would have been able to get to with a direct flight from home.