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<li>People go out to eat in Northfield. It has plenty of restaurants for a town its size.</li>
<li>People do not go to Minneapolis or the Mall of America as often as you might think, because there is plenty to do on campus. Usually only a few times per semester.</li>
<li>Less than 50% have cars. Students cannot have cars unless they need one for work, an off-campus service project, commute to campus, or for medical reasons. Students living more than 200 miles away may store their cars on campus, but license plates must be removed. The rules are intended to maintain a residential campus.</li>
<li>There is more time for weekend excursions during interim.</li>
<li>Welch Village ski area is nearby. A few other areas are nearby, like Afton Alps near Stillwater. They won’t wow anyone used to mountains, but it is an enjoyable way to spend time during a long Minnesota winter.</li>
<li>They do have a relatively new bike-share program. You cannot store a bike inside. Theft is not a concern, but you may not want to have a bike outside in the snow all winter.</li>
<li>People sometimes go to parties at Carleton; not so much the other way around. Academically, students can take courses at each other’s campus, but it is difficult due to the different calendars. Sometimes professors at St. Olaf or Carleton teach courses on the other campus. Interaction with other colleges occurs at athletic events. A lot of people have friends at nearby colleges like Gustavus, and the University of Minnesota is 35 minutes away in Minneapolis.</li>
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