<p>I think there are at least 7 or 8 a capella groups - it’s very popular.</p>
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<p>Amen. There’s a strange outpost of bros here, it’s really quite perplexing. I had seen nary a popped collar before I went to Carleton and now I see one… oh, maybe once a week. I never expected that. They seem to roam in disconsolate packs, generally *****faced and be-poloed (a “brohaha”). </p>
<p>Although, not every athlete is a bro and not every bro is bad, obviously. I’m friends with a football player or two, hang out with a fair number of track people, am on “hello-how-are-you” terms with both male and female Ultimate team members, and am dating a guy on the golf team. All of these are activities that tend to attract broskis, but in my experience, athletes in general are not so genuinely brotastic that they will not associate with a person as unabashedly nerdy and physically inept as myself. And I am not so nerdy that I cringe at the prospect of being friends them either. </p>
<p>My relationship is actually a pretty good example of the good will between the outwardly bro-ish and apparently academic, as he has his broments communing with keg stands and I am given to wearing librarian glasses… When it comes down to it, though, he can wax poetic about quantum chemistry as well as down a beer and I am liable to dirty dance with great drunken abandon as well as expound on the Burned Over District. So, eh. </p>
<p>For what it’s worth I’ve only encountered a few bros who live up to the excesses of the stereotype-- crass, perpetually drunk, misogynistic, overprivileged, etc, etc. Yes, they are awful. But they also generally hate it here. </p>
<p>YMMV.</p>
<p>^ Lol at “brotastic” and “broments.”</p>
<p>My experiences are decades old, but the rugby and football players seemed to have a lot of what we then termed “dumb jocks.” I remember early on seeing the grey t-shirts with a dark spot (to id them as athletic dept shirts) and thinking that these guys were drooling on their shirts. Now, at reunions I’m amazed at what fun it is to get to know these guys and discover they aren’t the neanderthals I once thought them. As I look back, they were all pretty good in class, too, but I was a tad predjudiced, LOL.</p>
<p>this is more of an admissions question but hopefully you can help me out. I REALLLLY love Carleton but my GPA’s kinda low for it (tho SATs extra-currics recs are above range). I run xc would love to run in college and was wondering how much contacting the coach and stuff would help? would u happen to know if they kinda secretly recruit like some other DIII LACs? i realize now that this kinda sounds like a chances questions but i was hoping u’d know if that would give me more of a shot…</p>
<p>Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but DIII coaches do recruit athletes, albeit in a much more low-key manner than DI or DII. Usually DIII coaches can request admission “tips” for favored athletes, which are generally granted in the early decision rounds. Also, DIII colleges are not permitted to offer athletic scholarships. </p>
<p>As far as Carleton goes, I’m not sure how much influence coaches have on admissions, but it seems likely that they are allowed to give some input. If you are interested in Carleton athletics, go to this site for more information:
[Carleton</a> College: Recruit Center: Varsity Athletics Recruit Center](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/recruit_center/]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/recruit_center/)</p>
<p>I have a question! Or questions…</p>
<p>I was wondering how “diverse” you guys consider Carleton. Both racially and in other terms…is everyone the same, or are people different (wow that sounds sort of dumb, but hopefully you know what I mean)? And if there are a lot of interesting, diverse people, do they merge with the rest of the student body or are there divides? Also, what is the international student involvement on campus? I’m also looking at Macalester, and am wondering how Carleton compares in terms of the whole spirit of “internationalism.” Also, are the dorms really as bad as they seem? When I visited this summer the dorm rooms seemed really awful and sad…are some dorms better than others?
Thank you so much to all the present Carleton students, hearing from you guys is great! :)</p>
<p>It’s definitely not diverse in terms of race or ethnicity. (small size, midwest, etc)
BUT I think it’s very diverse in terms of people’s interests, hobbies, tastes, et cetera. When I visited last year, everyone seemed white and middle class-ish, but they all had engaging and interesting personalities… They weren’t the “same.” </p>
<p>I ALSO heard that international students are very divided from the majority of the school. It’s probably because of the orientation/activities that require the international students to attend before school starts.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you mean about the dorms. I’ve toured many colleges and would put Carleton’s dorms on the better side. What’s great about Carleton housing is the different options available - large dorms, old-style dorms with lots of different room configurations, houses, townhouses, and the new dorms which will open next fall And as any Carl will tell you, it’s the floor life that makes the dorm.</p>
<p>hey i posted this on the main carleton thing but maybe i’ll have more luck here. I’m a gay pakistani muslim, so obviously i’m concerned about feeling comfortable in my environment in college. I’m conflicted bc altho i loved the carleton campus more than wesleyan’s or grinnell’s and I like carleton’s academic system much more, i’m concerned that there might not be enough diversity or a large enough gay community. is this a legitimate concern? is it something superable?</p>