<p>Does macalester send out the acceptance letters via messaging (DHL, UPS, etc) or snail mail? What about internationals? Has any intl recieved their acceptance letter?</p>
<p>i got mine regular mail i think</p>
<p>Mine came regular mail as well.</p>
<p>i’m honestly getting worried now. my university counselor told me macalester would be a safety for me, but i didn’t get an early acceptance from them or a likely from any of the schools that send them (amherst, dartmouth, swarthmore, williams, etc). so i haven’t heard from any of my colleges since they’re all regular decision, and even though it seems like everyone else here received a likely from somewhere, i guess that’s normal. but i’m starting to think that my counselor overestimated my chances by a lot and i might not actually be accepted anywhere. and that scares me.</p>
<p>cameliasensis, take a deep breath & chill! Regular decision letters have not yet been sent by the schools you mention, and the lack of some type of early-write letter does NOT mean that you won’t be accepted. I do hope that you have one “sure bet” on your list, just in case … but even if you don’t, it’s a bridge you’ll just have to cross IF you come to it. Don’t worry, because worry doesn’t change anything. It only makes you feel terrible. You only have a couple weeks to go & all of this will be over. HANG IN THERE!!!</p>
<p>I guess I misread last year’s thread. It does look like people started hearing on 3/18 but it was via regular mail, not e-mail.</p>
<p>Given that the number of applications to Macalester increased quite a bit over last year, it may take a bit longer to mail out decisions this year.</p>
<p>kelsmom, thanks. 
I think I’m panicking because I don’t actually have a sure-bet school – since I’m not a US citizen I don’t have an in-state public university to apply to, and since I need financial aid, I can only apply to private schools that offer need-based aid to foreign nationals (I’ve lived in the US for six years, but I have to apply as an international due to my visa type). My college counselor told me that Bryn Mawr, Macalester, and Wellesley would be safeties for me, and I stupidly believed her and didn’t apply to any less selective schools. Now that April 1 is actually approaching, I’m thinking that was probably a bad decision. :(</p>
<p>cameliasinensis–Don’t panic. You’ll be fine. Acceptance should not be an issue for you–you’ll undoubtedly get into several of the schools you’ve applied to. Plenty of applicants, including my own daughter (who has stats very similar to yours), has not yet received a likely. Good luck! Post it when you get some good news, which should be any day now.</p>