@rachelnguyn: I understand your situation & I understand your thoughts. Colby should be an interesting experience for a year or two, then transfer back home to a UC.
Small rural LACs are tough to deal with for more than two years based on my experience. Many spend their junior year studying abroad.
Also check out whether Colby belongs to an exchange program where you can study at another elite New England LAC for a semester or a year in order to get to see some new faces & new places.
P.S. Small rural LACs are tough if you don’t enjoy getting drunk a few nights a week. Others may try to tell you differently, but that is the reality.