@shoot4moon - From my recent experience with D1, Connecticut College and its parallel number, Trinity College in Hartford, have become glorified prep-undergraduate schools. Lots of rich, spoiled kids have substantially diluted what used to be, at least at Trinity, a top-notch, small-school LA education. If you are visiting Hamilton (which for some reason is in Clinton, NY), you should definitely visit Colgate (which is actually in Hamilton, NY). Beautiful, small private school. If you are heading to New Haven to see Yale, you may also want to check out another classic LA school, Wesleyan, in Middletown, CT.