<p>Does Macalester offer need-based financial aid to international students?
I presume admission is extremely difficult for internationals, but once accepted, is the "full demonstrated need" met ?</p>
<p>I scored 790 Critical Reading, 730 in Math, and 670 in writing.
I hope I'll get really good SAT II scores.</p>
<p>Do I have a chance ?</p>
<p>By the way, I'm Honduran. (Central America)</p>
<p>The people in Macalester's financial aid department are very helpful and respond quickly to inquiries. I suggest sending an email and asking them about what kind of financial aid you may be able to get if accepted. Macalester has a large percentage of international students and in our experience they are dedicated to helping their students afford to attend once accepted. An honest inquiry will not affect your chances of admission. Good luck!</p>
<p>It seems Macalester offers a substantial amount of financial aid to internationals.</p>
<p>These are my grades and EC's:</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.72, however I'm ranked 4/83, maybe #1 had a 3.8 GPA.
EC's: Here's my problem. I don't have much EC's because my school didn't have any activities whatsoever. I know this is not a valid excuse though. Anyway, my only real activity is really good I would say. I go on Saturdays to a rural community some miles from the Honduran capital city Tegucigalpa, to take food, clothes, books, occasionally medicine, etc to the poor community. Actually, this is my Common App essay subject.</p>
<p>Do you think not having many EC's will hurt me?</p>