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I think if you have sung in choirs before that you can basically be in the choir at Carleton unless you’re really terrible. Even then, you’ll still probably make it. The a cappella groups vary in their selectivities. Each only takes a handful of people each year (1-5 or so depending on how many seniors graduated?), but I have absolutely no idea how many people try out. You can probably get into one of them if you have a singing background, but not necessarily one you’d want to be in. You can always try out again after freshman year, too.</p>