sonic.v

They rank same in the US News.
And I got in both.
My major is Econ+Political Science~
What do you guys think??

acme

sonic.v what are the things that drew you to Mac? What drew you to Colorado College?

sonic.v

for Mac, I think because of it's internationalism. (I'm an international student and want to do international business in the future.)
for CC, block plan? I don't really know. Maybe I should visit there first.

acme

If you didn't have particular reason for Colorado, maybe that tells you something right there. A number of colleges could be good for Econ+Political Science. If you have time to visit Colorado sounds like you need to do so. Otherwise, go with Mac. Hope you like snow in either case!

Masquemom

Macalester all the way. Two of Mac's strongest departments are Poli Sci and Econ. The college itself is just a short cab ride from the Minn/St Paul International Airport (more difficult to travel to Colorado College as an international). Lots of theatre, ethnic restaurants, music venues accessible by public transportation in Minn/St Paul (Colorado does have the skiing though if that's important to you). Approximately 13% international students at Macalester and a similar percent of US students have lived abroad for at least 6 months. As for Colorado College's block system--the thought of cramming a semester's worth of calculus into 3 1/2 weeks would be enough to make me gauge my eyes out!!

Junglebrain

Go to Colorado college. MN sucks.

sonic.v

Hey Junglebrain, where r u rit now? Macalester?

Junglebrain

No, I'm a high school senior who lives in Minnesota.

aghast

My daughter visited both and felt that Macalester had a more intellectual, much less jocky vibe. If you're into skiing/snowboarding CC might be a better fit.

banditmag

Got to agree with that, Macalester is definintely "non-jocky!"

boulderhikermom

We live in Colorado and my son visited Colorado College and is now a Sophomore at Mac. First, it is colder in MN than CO although this does not seem to bother son except he wishes it snowed more in St Paul. Second, if the block plan is the way you want to learn, go to CC. Son did not like the block plan at all. Also, if you are an athlete, you have to plan your schedule more carefully with the block plan. That said, my college professor friends say the block plan is the superior way to learn. Also, they have a few days off between blocks so they offer little trips (skiing, etc) in those breaks.

A personal observation is that when we visited CC, there were about 35 students in the room and my son and his friend were the only ones from public schools. The admissions person pointed out that most CC students come from a public school background despite the demographic in the room.