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Each summer, Carleton plans a series of in-person and virtual events for the incoming class and their families. Hosted by current students, parents, and alumni, these are a great low-key…
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Now that your student is officially a Carl (!), one of the first places you should check out is the Parent/Family Gateway. Think of it as your one-stop shop for…
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As director of admissions at Carleton, I review several thousand applications every year. I’m routinely struck by the guidance parents and loved ones provide young people during this (often confusing)…
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Hello again, families and loved ones! I write to you at the edge of a snowstorm that is forecast to deliver a few inches of fresh snow to campus. That…
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What my daughter, Maddy, loves about Carleton is that even during the application process, the material and information that she received from the school gave her a sense that it…
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When I look back on the final years of high school of my son, Warren, a current freshman at Carleton, it is a blur. So much was packed in, including…
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I’ve been to a LOT of colleges being the daughter, niece, and granddaughter of educators and an educator myself, and I can safely say that Carleton is not only gorgeous…
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Our daughter, now a sophomore, chose Carleton for its sense of community, inclusion and belonging that oozed from the Zoom meetings. She went sight unseen due to Covid times and…
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Highly respected professors who actually like to teach and mentor undergrads, together with an overall focus on undergraduates earn Carleton teaching kudos year-after-year. Carleton attracts talented, serious students from around…
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Our family has been so happy with our son, Declan ’25’s decision to attend Carleton. He chose Carleton because he was recruited as an athlete and was excited about the quality…
