Carleton is incredibly friendly and welcoming , if that ' s what you ' re looking for . A portion of that attitude , however , is because so many students live at home or offcampus . We ' re generally very easygoing . True , school spirit is not as present as other schools . My sister goes to Queen ' s , which has more spirit , except that spirit manifests itself in the form of lots of parties , relationship drama , casual drinking , casual sex and homework stress to make up for the time spent partying . Lots of students living in close quarters Queen ' s ' residence or the Kingston student ghetto leads to school spirit , but not necessarily one you may want to be a part of . Personally , I ' ve been much more satisfied with my decision to stay home I live in a much nicer place , always have food and skip all the drama . TLDR if you want school spirit , Carleton isn ' t for you . School spirit isn ' t all its cracked up to be , however .