<p>mflevity, I get the same reactions when I am asked where my son is going to school. But I think that the same thing would happen if he was attending any other top LAC, such as Amherst, Williams, or Swarthmore. Most people only know the school they attended and a handful of others unless they’re academics or have a kid who has gone through or is preparing to go through the admissions process–and not always this last group.</p>
<p>For people in academia, Carleton is known and admired; for others, not so much. But Carleton shares this situation with other top LACs.</p>