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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's very woke. I'm honestly not sure if it's like Kenyon and some of the NESCACs where the athletes have their own bro culture that exists as kind of a separate entity within the larger woke campus culture. It's possible that schools like Carlton and Grinnell are so woke that it overpowers any efforts by the athletes to establish a more mainstream subculture. If I had an athlete kid looking at Carlton, I would implore him to spend a weekend there, preferably staying with a current student-athlete, so he could get a better read on the campus vibe.[/quote]

OP: This is precisely my concern. I guess we will visit and find out. Thanks[/quote]

St. Olaf grad and my dc is also considering Olaf. Carleton is culturally very different and while I don't agree with all the sentiment above, I think it tends to be very liberal in contrast to Olaf which is more moderate. Many years ago, when I was at Olaf, I would have agreed that Carleton's athletics/athletes were part of a subset of the school but not sure about now or what the vibe of that is. Northfield is a great college town, having just visited - this impressed my dc as it has enough plus the bus to MSP. The two colleges collaborate a lot - shared libe and van service between the campuses and downtown. Visiting is essential as it is also MN not the DMV and being prepared for cold (even if only intellectually) is important![/quote]

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