Help with decision - Macalester or Carleton? (Pol Sci) - just got off waitlist

winterwren
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:16:18 +0000

Hi @“Youdon’tsay” and @NewMinnesotan - He’s going to Carleton! I’m so sorry I didn’t get back on and reply sooner! We are all glad and think it’s a great choice. In the days before his decision he spoke with an alum and a current student, and a professor as well, all of which was helpful. In the end, the final financial aid award from Carleton was significantly higher and that also really helped tip the scale. Macalester sounded great too, it really did. I think this decision makes sense though, and hopefully Carleton will be a good place for him. I’m so grateful, everyone on this thread, for all your information and notes. I’ll raise you a toast sometime in the fall (hopefully we will be on campus…?) as I eat my first juicy lucy burger. Many thanks for your help during these times, and stay well.