<p>There is nothing better than the isolation of rural, snowy, upstate NY to build an extremely strong, tight-knit community. Most professors live 2 minutes from campus in “town” and often have students over to their homes, students grow closer since everyone stays on campus during weekends, and the school provides a multitude of extracurricular activities. Students will have the rest of their lives to live and work in a big city; Colgate provides a quintessential “college” experience that is second to none.</p>