Carleton [30K] vs Macalester [35K] vs AU [50K] for Poli Sci & Math

NiceUnparticularMan
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:28:10 +0000

So these could all be reasonable choices, but I feel personally like what you described is putting Macalester in the sweet spot. Not too expensive, in the middle of a very vibrant city (two actually), very active in political and policy areas, strong academically in general.

Of course if American was competitive on cost, you could very reasonably choose it because of it being in DC. And Carleton would have a strong argument if it were just about Math. But again taking all you said together, and assuming no big movement on cost at American, I would think Macalester is pretty hard to beat.