2025 Taste of Carleton Application

Family & Household Context

Optional: Is there anything else you'd like us to understand about your home life or family circumstances that wasn't covered above?
(Examples could include caregiving roles, immigration experiences, housing challenges, financial situations, or other important context.)

School and Community Organization Information

High School Name

If your current school doesn't appear above, please type the name below.

If you know the e-mail address for your guidance counselor or college/career center coordinator, please enter it below.

Are you involved with any community-based organizations or college access programs?

Yes

Select your organizations and programs from this list. If the name is missing, type it in the text box below. Select multiples by holding Ctrl.

Other organizations not listed above

If you know the e-mail address for your community based organization counselor/adviser, please enter it below. If you have more than one, please separate the email addresses with commas.

Application Essays

We’d love to get to know you better. Could you share something meaningful from your life, background, or experiences that has shaped who you are or how you see the world? (250 words max)

Taste of Carleton will allow you to explore your curiosity about Carleton’s academics and community. What about Carleton interests or excites you? (250 words max)

Optional: What’s something you hope for in your college experience - personally, academically, or within your future community? We'd love to hear why this matters to you! (250 words max)

Activities & Involvement

What are a few ways you spend your time outside the classroom? This might include a job, helping your family, caring for others, or involvement in your community. Tell us briefly why these things matter to you.

I would like to upload a resume

I would like to self-report my activities on this application

Upload your resume here

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Activity 5

Activity 6

Please confirm your plans to send us your standardized (SAT or ACT) test scores:

I will self-report my test scores

I will upload digital copies of my standardized test scores as part of this online application

I do not want to report any standardized test scores (or do not have any to report)

Which test scores will you self-report?

ACT

SAT

ACT Composite (1-36)

ACT English (1-36)

ACT Math (1-36)

ACT Reading (1-36)

ACT Science (1-36)

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (200-800)

SAT Math (200-800)

You can upload a PDF or Word Document with your ACT or SAT score report.

If you have a second score report, you may upload it here.

Are there any other test scores you'd like to report? (AP, IB, SAT II, PSAT, etc.)

Yes

Please list any additional test(s) and score(s) here:

Would you like to upload a writing sample?

Yes

Writing Sample

Student Signature

By typing my name below, I certify that all information submitted in the Taste of Carleton application process -- including the application, essays, and supplemental materials -- is my own work, factually true and honestly presented by me, the student.

Please type your name in lieu of a signature:

2025 Taste of Carleton Application

What you’ll need to apply