<p>To get into Carleton, it’s best to have an interest in what the College is interested in: creativity, quantitative inquiry, visual inquiry, interdisciplinary science (including data modeling), interdisciplinary environmental studies. These initiatives cut across the disciplines. And now there is a humanities initiative on campus that is going to have a good effect as well. Display in your application, more than anything, an overall passion for learning. </p>
<p>My son got a 31 on his ACT and got accepted to Yale, which he applied to because he liked its info letter. He got rejected at Bowdoin. Go figure. The best thing to do is to really want to go to a college because you like its values. The college knows a good match when it sees one.</p>