<p>The advice above is spot on…and I don’t really have anything to add; unless of course you want to hear my very biased opinion supporting Smith. These colleges are more well known depending on where you live, that is no doubt; and they are very similar in many ways. A visit usually helps a great deal (I know it did with us over a year ago.) I also agree with TD about the ranking order (although, that shouldn’t come into play when making a decision about where you’ll spend the next four years of your life.)</p>