<p>My son chose Carleton over brown a year ago. Financial aid from Carleton was a bit better, though not enough to be the deciding factor. His reasons for choosing Carleton were pretty subjective - just liked the kids and campus more, didn’t much care for providence. After almost a year, he still loves Carleton and finds the academics extremely challenging and at times a bit stressful. Not likely that kid cam get thru Carleton without breaking a sweat. Contests on having two great choices!</p>