<p>Looks like a far amount of the students at Carleton are from out of state. Are most of the students from the mid west? Are there a lot of students from the east coast? I want to try living in a different part of the country while in college but I do not want to feel like an outsider.</p>
<p>Also, do they recruit for athletes or is it a situation where everyone is welcome to come try out for the team. I understand at the DIII level they can not promise spots but do some athletes come in as known entities who have a better shot at a spot on the team. I have received an email from a coach but I am not sure how serious it is - also have been offered to be set up on an overnight visit to meet the players.</p>
<p>Does it help with admissions to come to the school for a visit & interview? Does that show more sincere, serious interest?</p>
<p>This year, I believe they have students from 41 states and quite a few foreign countries. Minnesota, Illinois, California, Washington and Texas send the most students there, but plenty of them come from the east. Detailed stats are on the Carleton website. </p>
<p>My DS is a student but not an athlete (except club sports) so I can’t help you there.</p>
<p>At any school, it helps to come for a visit and interview. Do this if you possibly can.</p>
<p>Carleton is beyond driving distance from many of the places it recruits students from, so I don’t think the school holds it against any applicant if they aren’t able to visit (unless perhaps the applicant is from Minnesota). My S never visited before applying, though he did interview in NYC with a Carleton admissions officer. He was admitted and is attending (and loves the school). Despite being from NJ, I’m sure my S does not feel out of place at Carleton.</p>
<p>I don’t have any direct experience with athletes at Carleton, but at other highly selective DIII schools I do know, it is a definite advantage to have the coach pulling for you in admissions. I am an alumni interviewer for my LAC alma mater, and over the years I’ve seen student athletes who would be a major addition to their sport do well in admissions. If you are able to visit and meet with the coach and prospective teammates I think it would be definitely worth it. If yours is a sport where the coach can tell from HS metrics how you’d fit in (swimming, track & field), you may be able to get a sense of how the coach regards you as an applicant.</p>
<p>About 20% of students come from the Northeast (4 out of the top 10 states sending kids to Carleton this year are New York, Mass, Maryland and NJ). After Minnesota, the #2 Midwestern state of origin for students is Illinois and the majority of these are from the Chicago area - more than 400 miles away. Pretty sure none of these kids commute. You’ll find not only Carleton but Northfield as well to be insanely warm (well, figuratively) and inclusive communities. Expect that you’ll soon be talking like a native.</p>
<p>I’m from the Northeast and there are a lot of Northeasters here as well. As for sports - it depends entirely on what sport you play. Women’s soccer doesn’t take walk ons at all; you have to be recruited. Men’s soccer has taken one or two, but generally only invites recruits to preseason as well. I believe baseball and basketball are also heavily recruit0based, but I don’t know for sure, and I don’t know about other sports. Regardless, I would contact any coaches online if you want to play a sport. It can only help.</p>
<p>Many thanks for the great feedback! Appreciate the comments. I have my visit set up & an appointment with the coach. Hope it all goes well. Really like Carleton!</p>