<p>I want to go to a college in the mountains and I've looked at a few Colorado colleges. Boulder is in a great location, but seems to be pretty slack in the academics. The only reason why I would consider it is if it has a good engineering or physics program.</p>
<p>CU does have good engineering and physics programs, but I wouldn’t say that they are good enough to warrant the excessive out-of-state tuition.</p>
<p>You might also want to look at Colorado School of Mines and the University of Utah.</p>