<p>Just wondering</p>
<p>Sometimes Carleton students come to St. Olaf to eat in the cafeteria. And they collaborate on food, the main libraries and some instrument teachers. One can also enroll at classes at the other school if wanted, which is cool. However, there is quite the rivalry between the two schools.</p>
<p>I’ve actually quizzed several people (from both schools) about this. To phrase it diplomatically (as those in the admissions office do), seems like the St. Olaf crowd would characterize the Carleton students as more wealthy, competitive, and liberal. On the Carleton side, they see the St. Olaf students as more sports-oriented, Midwestern, less academic, and wholesome. Sounds like there’s not much interaction. Honestly, I think my kid could be comfortable either place, and if she goes to St. Olaf, I would hope she’d try a Carleton class or two.</p>
<p>I go to St. Olaf, and I can say that Carlz and Oles don’t spend time forming opinions about each other, actually. We only consider each other in sports food and parties. Carlz come to St. Olaf for meals, and Oles go to Carleton for parties. Sports being self-explanatory… the relationships between the schools is like any other college town. - Students from both school may or may not form relationships between colleges…</p>