how exactly difficult is it to get into carleton? really...................

cptofthehouse
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:59:20 +0000

Most families and kids want to apply to colleges closer to where they live and given the choice and equal reputation will pick the college they know better which tends to be the one nearest to them. The population density on the east coast makes the north east schools extremely popular.

S’s good friend was accepted to a number of LACs including Macalester which was what he liked best and Lewis &Clark which he liked next. However, the pressure was pretty heavy for him to go to one of the east coast school (one was Wesleyan) because it is a lot closer to home.