Macalester College Class of 2018 PROFILE

Indeed5710 · December 13, 2013, 5:51am

So here's the profile collection for Mac18! I couldn't find any last year so it was pretty difficult to estimate my chance, hope this one will be helpful to '19 :D

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted *[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected *[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

Congrats to those admitted! For the others, don't worry you still have great opportunities :)

emellwantsin · December 13, 2013, 6:48am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 W, 680 M, 740 CR
SAT II: 680 U.S., 790 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 (89.06)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. (5), Lang & Comp (5)
Senior Year Course Load: APs: Bio, Lit, Psych, Spanish. Calculus Honors. Economics. P.E.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A, but National Honor Society member

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor in chief), Lit Mag (editor in chief), Queer Alliance (president), guitar lessons, voice lessons
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Retirement home (2012), Relay for Life team member (2013), assistant to technology office (Oct.-Nov. 2012)
Summer Activities: Bard College at Simon’s Rock YWW, UVA YWW
Essays: very good. I’m a strong writer and I had help from my mother, who edits for a living.
Teacher Recommendation: Probably good. English teacher + physics teacher.
Counselor Rec: Probably good.
Additional Rec:
Interview: Yes.
Supplementary Material: Writing portfolio

State (if domestic applicant):[New York]
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 120,000-149,000 (unsure of specifics; it’s complicated)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Strengths: writing ability, self-awareness in interview + essays, enthusiasm
Weaknesses: iffy GPA, grade fluctuation, lack of work experience
Why you think you were accepted: I applied ED and I showed genuine enthusiasm for Mac. I can collaborate with/lead other people, deconstruct social issues, be assertive, make the best of a bad situation, etc. All of these things were clear in my app.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere! Didn’t apply anywhere else!

Sorry for the lack of proper formatting-- I did a “quick reply” and all the info’s there anyway.

Indeed5710 · December 13, 2013, 1:04pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (680CR, 800M, 780W, 11 essay)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 M2 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 8.9/10, probably ~3.3/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing special just some regional awards and and a first prize from a writing contest[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): head of PR team in school’s events, organized some MUNs, piano lessons, knew a 3rd language other than my native and English, and quite a lot of travelling to other countries
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: orphanages and local pediatrics hospital
[] Summer Activities: volunteer, travel, join an int’l summer camp
[] Essays: Common App about how I became interested in international matters 8.5/10, Why Mac pretty average 7.5/10, International Students 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: quite good, CS + Lit teachers
[] Counselor Rec: standard
[] Additional Rec: 1 from coordinator of my summer camp, great I think, though nothing outstanding
[] Interview: No
[] Supplementary Material: just resume

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
[] School Type: magnet, sends a few to Ivies every year
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): eligible for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: nationality (Mac likes diversity), SATs, essays & ECs that fit school’s character
[] Weaknesses: GPA, awards, not much volunteer, no special ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: pretty good financial situation comparing to my peers (who got rejected), showed clear interests in internationalism
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: EA to another school, no result yet

[/ul]**General Comments: ** So thrilled to be accepted I literally let out a squeak when I saw the email Gotta buy some warm clothes though my place is tropical :D

AngelicaLin · February 28, 2014, 6:46pm

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color]

Objective: [] SAT I (breakdown):2050 CR 560 M 800 W 690
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Biology M 710 Chem 760 Math II 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93 out of 100, I’m not sure.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): TOP 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing special really.[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown
[] Essays: well I did my best.
[] Teacher Recommendation: one from my Engish techer, one from a professor of Brown I met during Summer@Brown
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: an essay on a poem by.

[/list][ b]Other**[ ] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): none.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/list][ b]Reflection** [ ] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: Activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 1st, I did not apply FA. 2nd, I think my high school course work is pretty good.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Beloit, Kalamazoo waitlisted: UMichi rejected: GeorgiaTech

[/list][ b]General Comments: **
well, nothing is impossible. I thought I didn’t stand a chance, but I still got an offer. Just go for it if Mac is your dream school.

bmelaqua · March 22, 2014, 2:24am

Decision: Accepted [/green][/+2]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (M: 780, W: 770, CR: 800)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 770 Chem, 800 Math,
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5), Chemistry (5), APUSH (5), English Lit (5), English Lang (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Brazilian Portuguese , BC Calc, BC Physics, Honors English, European History
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS Finalist, lots of debate awards.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (captain), School Newspaper (news editor), Art Club (captain), French club (founder), Politics Discussion Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of political work (maybe 600 hours).
[ *] Summer Activities: Nerd camp
[ *] Essays: Solid but not wonderful
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent I hope.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably decent
[ *] Additional Rec: Awesome, said I was the best student she’d ever had.
[ *] Interview: None
[ *] Supplementary Material: Art supplement, probably given a 4/5

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small, private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: SAT scores, debate, recs.
[ *] Weaknesses: no hooks
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk. this process is very random.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: Good luck to everybody! Be prepared to be very very cold.

locostacos · March 22, 2014, 9:12pm

**Decision: Accepted **

[ul]Objective:
[] ACT: 35 (35 math, 35 science, 35 writing, 34 reading)
[] SAT II: 760 Math 2, 760 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Music Theory (5), Calculus AB (5), Statistics (5), Lang/Comp (5), Spanish (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Physics, AP US History, AP Lit, religion
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]

[ul]Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): solo violin, youth symphony, founder of school’s underground GSA at Catholic school, soccer, distance running, school orchestra/chamber music[/li][] Job/Work Experience: courtesy clerk @ grocery store, pit orchestra musician
[] Volunteer/Community service: I teach music lessons to elementary school students at underserved schools for a few hours a week
[] Summer Activities: music camps, intern at U of Iowa, travel
[] Essays: very good
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[li] Counselor Rec: decent[/li][/ul]

[ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): more than $200,000
[/ul]

[ul]Reflection
[li] Strengths: scores, essays, recs, ecs[/li][] Weaknesses: Macalester supp, awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores/grades, GSA involvement
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: McGill, UChicago, Lewis and Clark, Carleton
Waiting on: Harvard, Columbia, Oberlin
[/ul]

[list]**General Comments: **
Accepted with $16,000 per year in merit. Definitely in the running!

TickGrey · March 23, 2014, 10:58pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math 690, CR 720, Writing 780 (super)
[] ACT: Math 35, Reading 34, Science 27
[] SAT II: Physics and Math II= 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 30%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (3); Physics B, Human Geography (4); US History, European History, World History, English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics EMAG, AP Spanish Literature, AP Microeconomics, AP Comparative Government, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, Health, PE, Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing of note

[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (section leader), jazz club (officer), Spanish National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Nothing really
[] Volunteer/Community service: Yes, tutoring children
[] Summer Activities: I forgot to put them on app
[] Essays: Not to sound arrogant, but I’m a really strong writer
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty great
[] Counselor Rec: Ehh, probably not terrible but also I don’t know her very well, so it’s not one of those “best ever” types
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Nope
[] Supplementary Material: Nope

[/list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): middle-ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Based on this, I’m not entirely sure…
[] Weaknesses: Grades, EC’s not the best
[] Why you think you were accepted: I’m in this program at my school that’s difficult to describe without too much personal info, but that’s why
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Georgia Tech (accepted), UGA (accepted), Lawrence (accepted), still waiting on others (won’t say so I don’t jinx it.)

[/list]**General Comments: **
Hope to see you guys there in a few months! To everyone still waiting or thinking about applying next year, just do it. My GPA sucks (in comparison to my school, as shown by rank) but I got in, so anything is possible. Fortune favors the bold.

sidewaysZ · March 24, 2014, 8:56pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 750M 710W
[]ACT: 34 composite, don’t remember sections, but were almost equivalent to SAT breakdown
[]SAT II: didn’t send
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5th
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): none offered at high school
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: College Writing, Survey of american history (college cred), Gen Chem at a local liberal arts college, Band, Choir, Gym, World Literature, regents physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS commended scholar[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental Club (President), Class President, Student Council (VP), school Musical (Lead), Youth Court Attorney
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Court +100 hours, river cleanups
[] Summer Activities: none on app
[] Essays: Common App essay decent, Macalester supplement was probably my best application essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1st undoubtedly made the admissions officer cry, the second probably wasn’t bad either
[] Counselor Rec: Not necessarily Nobel-Prize literature, however, coming from a small school with an eclectic course offering, this letter was central to explaining my academic situation
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: none

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small, Rural (average graduating class: 50)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess the rural part maybe… I know other kids who used this as a hook to get into HPY

[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Good writing, good test scores, passionate ECs, fantastic letters, and college courseload at a school that offers no APs
[] Weaknesses: GPA/class rank not earth-shattering
[] Why you think you were accepted: All of the above statistics obviously helped; the supplemental essay was pretty convincing as well
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Geneseo (accepted), Syracuse (accepted), uChicago (waitlisted), waiting on 5 others

[/list]**General Comments: **
I’m excited to visit Mac, I’ve been leaning more and more in that direction as I completed applications. Of course I still have a lot of schools to hear back from so I’m not going to pretend to make a decision.

Ashlin · March 25, 2014, 1:32am

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): I can’t remember the breakdown by the total was 2200
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math 710, Lit 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro (5), Lit (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Political Writing, AP US History, AP Physics B, Calculus, Creative Writing, Good and Evil, Social Science elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): QSA, Adolescent Mental Health Advocacy, classical guitar, horse riding
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: International service trip, food bank
Summer Activities: Summer job
Essays: Very strong. I loved my Common App essay, and I think I did a good job of personalizing my supplement essay to the school.
Teacher Recommendation: Good.
Counselor Rec: Small school, so my counselor knows me fairly well.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Yes. I interview well, although I didn’t really prepare for my Mac interview.
Supplementary Material: Five page essay on the development of women’s rights during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Writing is my strong suit.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small private school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m not really sure what this means?

Reflection
Strengths: Good writing, good test scores, great grade trend, semester abroad in high school, interview
Weaknesses: GPA, I didn’t cure cancer in my spare time
Why you think you were accepted: I think my essays were excellent and very personable. The writing sample didn’t hurt. Plus I got great recs from teachers who had enough time to write well.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tufts (denied), Reed (accepted), Dickinson (accepted), Northeastern (accepted)

General Comments:
The average accepted GPA for Mac from my school is a 3.36, so take my stats with a grain of salt.

hulahooper17 · April 17, 2014, 1:59am

Decision: Accepted (RD)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1950 (don’t remember)
ACT: 30 (36R, 35W, 26M, 27S)
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (4.6 weighted)
Rank: none
AP: 5 in US History
IB : full diploma, testing in May
Senior Year Course Load: IB Maths Studies, IB East Asian History, IB Biology, IB English, TOK, IB Spanish 4, IB Music, Band
Major Awards: none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars : marching band (section leader), debate (captain), lacrosse
Job/Work Experience: sales associate at Office Max
Volunteer/Community service: assistant coordinator with children’s literacy program, international service trip
Summer Activities: didn’t include on the app
Essays: I wrote about my core values and how I could incorporate that into a law career, talked about my learning style and internationalism in the supplement.
Teacher Recommendation: pretty good, they were all teachers I’m close with
Counselor Rec: talked to her about three times throughout high school
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Supplementary Material: literary essay on culpability in Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Other:
State: Colorado
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): upper middle
Hooks: IB perhaps?

Reflection:
Strengths: I would consider my writing strong, and I really focused on my global perspective and interests. Decent test scores, ACT reading score, good extracurriculars. Full IB diploma. Female competitive debater.
Weaknesses: I submitted an app because it was free and looked interesting. Hardly any knowledge of the school. I have never even been to Minnesota. My college selection process was kind of by the seat of my pants.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly had no idea they were so selective. I needed another liberal arts school so I gave it a try. I think it was because I showed I was a great fit, with my international focus and learning philosophy.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Regis University, University of Denver, University of Portland, University of Wyoming
Rejected: Vanderbilt

General Comments:
I looked into Macalester a little more after getting accepted, and it looks like a great school. Huge turn off was location, cost, and quality of the debate team. I’m attending Regis and couldn’t be happier. I hope everyone has a wonderful time! I’m going to decline right after this so someone can get off the waitlist :)

schoolhouse · December 26, 2014, 3:53am

accepted Carleton, U. Chicago, Wash St. Louis, Case Western, Carnegie Mellon, Rochester----

wait listed Macalester, Miami, Denison University and Bowling Green—so go figure

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