Also, although not really a surprise due to lack of name recognition, I suspect that those with a great deal of knowledge of all colleges & universities would have listed Williams College & Bowdoin College as among their top ten dream schools for their children. Why ? Because in addition to outstanding academics & great facilities & small class sizes, a feeling of coziness & protection probably best summed up by an elite New England prep boarding school head’s comment: “Because he’s one of ours”.