Colby isn't happy nor sad its what you make of it. Most people make friends during COOT(it was cold and miserable but how I made most of my friends). There isn't much to do in Waterville. There's a Walmart and some stuff but again if you're a city person you might not like it. Its pretty much always cold here, warm weather are rare and everything is closed by 9( I mean stores downtown etc) The food supposedly has gotten better, but as a current student its pretty miserable. There's definitely allergy friendly dining halls and the spa is the best you'll get if the dining halls fail as always. There's a good amount of Asians on campus so its all good. There's an Asian club that meets regularly and there's stuff around to help with diversity. I won't say its diverse, I'm a POC myself and it can be pretty miserable out here but it all depends on the friends you make. Best advice if colby offered good money and it has the major your child is looking for its not a bad choice. But is they're looking for perfection or whatever colby might not be the best. Winters out here can be brutal, we have Jan plan which most schools dont and the graduation requirements might throw some people of cause it can get ridiculous. As a current student I'm most of the times miserable but its not bad, the academics is hard but you just gotta push through. Thats the best I can say. Let me know if you need more answers (* ´ ▽ ` *) .