“I Don’t Know Anyone; Where Should I Sit??”
Taking a tour of Carleton** with my 17 year-old son recently, it didn’t take long to figure out where to sit at lunchtime: we saw the “Eat With a Stranger” sign, and joined Andrew, a gregarious senior from Omaha (pictured above).
What to talk about?
My son is likely pre-med, and Andrew is a biology major; they talked shop while I excused myself to negotiate a deal on my cell.
P.S.: Carleton matches roommates the old-fashioned way: personally, based on questionnaires that the incoming freshmen complete.
So, who do you pair with someone who says that they don’t want to room with an ax murderer? Another student who promised on his questionnaire that he “wasn’t an ax murderer” (natch).
According to our tour guide, they got along great . . .
**The prestigious liberal arts college — located about 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities — just celebrated its sesquicentennial last year. Or, as non-Carletonites would say, its 150th anniversary. 🙂
