<p>I can easily see someone choose St. Olaf over Carleton. The schools are very different, but both are very strong academically, with excellent grad, law and med school acceptance rates. I don’t see how St. Olaf is a “worse institution” then carleton. Is it because St. Olaf accepts 50% of students, while Carleton accept 25%? Or maybe Carleton’s Average ACT is 31.5 while St. Olaf averages a 29?</p>
<p>I see very little difference between the academic quality of the two schools, the difference is really just the environment.</p>
<p>Here are a few things you may not have known about St. Olaf:</p>
<p>-According to the National Science Foundation’s Survey of Earned Doctorates, St. Olaf ranks 8th overall among the nation’s 213 baccalaureate (Liberal Arts Colleges) colleges in the number of graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees.</p>
<p>-St. Olaf has had nine Rhodes Scholars. Since 1996, the college has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any other liberal arts college in the nation. Two St. Olaf seniors were selected in the 2008 awards competition. Over the past two decades, only two other liberal arts colleges (Williams and Wellesley) have had the honor of having two selections in a single year.</p>
<p>-Two St. Olaf students were named Fulbright Scholars for 2009–10. Since 1993, 72 St. Olaf students have received prestigious Fulbright scholarships. </p>
<p>-26 St. Olaf students have received Goldwater scholarships since 1995. The scholarships, which are granted to sophomores and juniors in mathematics, science and engineering, are selected on the basis of academic merit.</p>
<p>Now what is were you saying about St. Olaf ctyankee?</p>