Macalester Essay Topics

Colleges and Universities A-Z Macalester College
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First of all: No, I am not foolish enough to post my essay on a public forum lol.
But, I did want to compare topics with other applicants. It took me a pretty long time to get my essay together (was working on it the day it was due, yikes) but I’m pretty proud of the final product. I mostly spoke about growing up in a very diverse public school and how I’ve found a variety of interests, but my main highlight was the three years of fighting i had with my school board to offer AP courses and how I was currently in the process of enrolling in my first ever AP class as a second semester senior.

What about everyone else?

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Is this your common app or your supplemental essay?

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@IBviolamom this is for my supplement

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Your topic sounds good! Mac certainly seems to value activism. My daughter wrote about how her HS and our area are not diverse, and how traveling and meeting people from other countries sparked her interest in attending a school like Mac.

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Oh, gosh. I think my daughter’s supplemental last year was about fashion. She still got accepted. :slight_smile: