Carleton College Top Questions

Highly intellectual, indifferent to physical appearances (such as make-up, clothing), busy and involved in five or more activities, environmentally and culturally aware, interested in topics of global interest

That it's really cold, the kids are quirky/nerdy and the girls are ugly.

Some of the stereotypes about Carleton and Carleton students are that we party a lot. That we don't have pretty girls. That we are a very liberal college. That Carleton is academically rigorous.

Carleton is a laid back college were everyone can be an individual/unique. There is a strong academic focus, but Carleton students are also very involved in other activities. Students are almost over-involved.

The biggest stereotype is that all Carleton students are ugly. Some other ones would be that everybody is rich and really pretentious. And liberal.

Really smart kids who don't take themselves too seriously, who are quirky and know how to have fun.

Carleton students are QUIRKY! Omg. We are all very engaged and discuss current events and classes. Everyone is very accepting of each other and people and classes are open and fun.

That Carleton kids are "crunchy", super liberal, smart, politically active...

Crunchie, not very ascetically minded, hard working, smart, good people, nice to each other, homogeneous.

Carleton students are known for being atypical--its really hard to say what the "typical" Carleton student is because they represent a huge range of interests and personalities. Also, students are known for always studying.

Carls are stereotypically nerdy and "quirky." You know you go to Carleton when you groan or roll your eyes every time someone mentions the q-word, which is often.

Carleton students are generally not attractive. Carleton students are stereotypically awkward in social situations.

Nerdy, quirky, "green" - loving of the environment, smart, worldly, fun, outdoorsy

a) Carleton girls are unattractive. b) Carleton kids are really really really weird.

Ugly student, Socially awkward, hard working, happy, hippy, quirky

That we are all nerdy and that each of us have our own quirks, even if we seem normal on the outside. That we all own at least one frisbee and play constantly. That we are all ugly.

A lot of people think that all Carleton students are "granola" or hippies, but in general there are many different types of people at Carleton. Many of them are hippies, but many of them are not.

One of the major stereotypes is that the people here are very socially awkward and nerdy.

Carleton students are definitely stereotyped as being self-consciously quirky and a little pretentious.

Carleton students are all the frisbee types. They are ugly and nerdy.