Carleton College Top Questions

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.

Funny, quirky, smart, unconventional, nice

Perhaps the most comical stereotype is that none of the students are good-looking. There is a popular Venn diagram with nerds and ugly people intersecting to create the Carleton student body. Slightly more serious, the concept of the Carleton Bubble refers to the students' lack of knowledge or concern regarding the outside world and community.

People always say that Carleton is the nerdy, ugly, non-athletic school. Also, Carleton has a reputation to study hard on the weekdays and party hard on the weekends.

nice, weird, nerdy, slightly strange but not in a bad way

Carleton students are stereotyped to be smart, alcohol-soaked, funny, nerdy, and unattractive. Carleton is mostly known for being expensive.

Carls are intelligent, talented, quirky, fun, and passionate.

-Quirky -Hippie -Frisbee-players -Smart -Minnesota-nice

Carleton students are supposedly quirky, awkward, weird, smart, and unattractive. Carleton is a bubble - you never hear about anything in the outer world. Carleton is liberal, very open and affirming, politically active, globally involved, and everyone goes abroad. All Carleton students marry each other.

We are nerdy, we love frisbee, and we are generally less good-looking

Most people think all Carleton students are unattractive and geeky. Quirky is the word most often used to describe the school in general, but it is not completely accurate. Better stereotypes include everyone being fun and easy to get along with.

Two most common stereotypes are "Carleton kids are quirky!" and "Carleton kids are really smart"

That everything we do is quirky

that the girls are ugly, and that we are all extremely smart, stuck-up, and liberal

The biggest stereotype about Carleton students is that they are quirky. This includes the guy that comes to brunch every weekend wearing only a bathrobe, the group of students sword fighting on the Bald Spot, and the guy on your floor that wants to tell you about Medieval torture devices every time you see him. It also includes the more lighthearted and fun aspects of Carleton life, like Schiller, Rottblatt, or Halloween Concert. Oh, and they are believed to be pretty smart and surprisingly down to earth.

that they are quirky.

the girls are ugly

Carleton students are 'quirky' - easily one of the admission office's favorite words to describe us. We are also 'intellectually curious,' 'open to challenge' and 'leaders' in respective fields/interests/activities/etc. We have a reputation for being 'liberal' and laid back.

Carleton students are the smartest of the quirkiest. They're the ones who were smart in high school, maybe too smart, and didn't feel like the east coast schools were the place for them. They love their work, but they also love life; and are able to achieve a balance between both. They're driven, but not to insanity. Aside from this though, there really is no stereotype. There are people who are 'jocks', and people who are 'nerds'; the only difference is that there aren't really boundaries, or expectations. A jock very well could live in sci-fi house, and a nerd could be captain of the baseball team.

We're all hippies, we're the "ugly, but smart" campus in Northfield, we all get naked all the time, we're a bunch of randy nerds who never got any in high school and when we got here we all discovered the other sex.

The most common stereotypes about Carleton and Carleton students are that they are unattractive, nerdy, and elitist.

The stereotypical Carleton student: 1. Does not give a damn what he or she looks like. 2. Is a tree-hugging, Bush-hating (pun intended), pro-choice, anti-war liberal. 3. Outstrips most of the population intellectually.

That Carleton students are nerds, socially awkward, and unkept.

That the students are really intellectual, nerdy, liberal, earthy, and "ugly".

rich, smart, socially inept, very nice

Ugly and very strange. Extremely friendly and creative.

Carleton is stereotyped to be a high-caliber school. Carleton students are stereotyped to be socially awkward students who overly focus on grades and think they are the best things ever.

The word 'quirky' is thrown around quite a bit; I'm still not sure what this means, to be honest, but I have a suspicion. In high school, there were jocks, cheerleaders, b-boys, math kids, student council members and a whole bunch of other types. Easily defined groups. At Carleton, this sorting and stratification supposedly doesn't exist. Instead, each Carleton student is endowed with an array of interesting, unique talents, and is compelled by virtue of the community's warmth and openness to share and nurture these talents.

Carls love to learn, are quirky, but work hard and play hard. We know how to work really hard and learn a lot but also to have a lot of fun. Most carleton students are silly and don't take themselves too seriously.

We're smart, hardworking, not particularly attractive, and we drink a lot on weekends. Also that we are liberal and fairly active politically and social.

That we are nerdy and don't care how we are dressed. A lot of students look like bums, in their sweats. The people here are ugly.

People say Carleton students are very liberal, non-competitive, open, very involved, friendly, and busy. Also that they can be a little socially awkward and not as attractive as the average college student.