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carlmom · 05-03-2008, 06:53 PM

I second what Mary13 wrote. Our daughter will graduate in June with a geology degree (plans to work for a year or two and then go to grad school) and she had the same experience as Mary's daughter. Worked very hard (as did all of her friends) but certainly had plenty of down-time as well. Each of her friends were heavily involved in at least one extra-curricular activity and from what I observed that helped balance out their heavy academic loads.

Each time I saw her friends I felt that she was so blessed to know each of them. The school seems to attract students who are bright but relatively free of pretense and posturing. I look forward to tracking them as they enter the workforce and post-college adulthood.

Good luck to your son. If he hopes to get off the wait-list, it is my understanding that he should contact the admissions office frequently and express his desire to attend Carleton.

05-03-2008, 06:53 PM	#4
carlmom Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 43	from a Carleton parent I second what Mary13 wrote. Our daughter will graduate in June with a geology degree (plans to work for a year or two and then go to grad school) and she had the same experience as Mary's daughter. Worked very hard (as did all of her friends) but certainly had plenty of down-time as well. Each of her friends were heavily involved in at least one extra-curricular activity and from what I observed that helped balance out their heavy academic loads. Each time I saw her friends I felt that she was so blessed to know each of them. The school seems to attract students who are bright but relatively free of pretense and posturing. I look forward to tracking them as they enter the workforce and post-college adulthood. Good luck to your son. If he hopes to get off the wait-list, it is my understanding that he should contact the admissions office frequently and express his desire to attend Carleton.