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

Bill_Marsh
Fri, 22 May 2020 10:39:48 +0000

coffeeat3:

@winterwren - my daughter looked at both schools and you have received a lot of great info from other posters about the school culture You mention you are from Oregon, my daughter felt Mac seemed very small and compared to the campus at Seattle University with you are able to see from end to end vs Carleton had the look and feel of many east coast liberal art schools and felt like a bigger Whitman. May or may not be helpful

Great points. Different campuses appeal to different people. I went to an urban college with a defined campus which included some green space. But it was compact, which I loved because it was quick and easy to get around. I now live in New England near some of the little Ivies with their classic, sprawling campuses. They’re beautiful, but I still prefer a more compact campus which doesn’t involve a hike to get from here to their. Others prefer the beauty and getting the exercise. To each his own. ?