Macalester vs Dickinson

carolyn
Sun, 02 Apr 2006 21:05:02 +0000

Although, like Celebrian, I’d give Mac the edge academically, you can get a great education at either school and Dickinson certainly has strong science programs. However, if you feel like a fish out of water, you’re less likely to have a good experience at ANY school, so I’d pick the school that seems to best fit my personality and style.

Dickinson and Mac have very different student bodies and campus cultures. Dickinson tends to attract more pre-professional, preppier and traditional/conservative students. Mac tends to attract more free-thinkers, more outside-the-box types, perhaps more intellectually curious types, and definitely more liberal students.
(Disclaimer: there are obviously exceptions at both schools so no flames please). So, think a bit about which type of person you are, and then figure out where you’d feel most comfortable. There really is no wrong decision, just different choices. Good luck!