<p>What are some matches for Carleton applicants that are similar to Carleton in terms of student body AND atmosphere?</p>
<p>I've never visited, but from what I have read Grinnell seems similar.</p>
<p>Applicants to Carleton also frequently apply to Bowdoin, Middlebury, Oberlin, Pomona, Swarthmore, Chicago, Macalester, and Grinnell (as noted above).</p>
<p>also whitman seems similar.</p>