<p>While some posters on the older thread felt that visiting the campus had a (positive) impact on their admission results, Carleton itself in their Common Data Set says that the level of the applicant’s interest in Carleton is not considered in admissions decisions. I would take them at their word.</p>
<p>In our case (we live on the East Coast), similar to many above, S2 did not visit before acceptance, but did interview with a Carleton rep in NYC. Had a very nice interview, got accepted, and is a happy freshman at Carleton.</p>