<p>Hobart William Smith I loved. I liked the location, the campus, the students we encountered and I loved how well the graduates did after graduation. I thought it was the real deal in terms of my impression of what college should be like. Totally sad when S2 decided not to attend. The second surprise was Alfred. I also loved Alfred for entirely different reasons. I thought Alfred was the most “nurturing” engineering school with incredibly engaged students and profs. I was totally shocked at how many kids and profs were 'hanging out" in the engineering facilities on a Saturday. Neither of these colleges was terribly selective, but my impression was that BOTH probably did a darn good job with their students.</p>