Where are the peeps?

farfallena
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:26:04 +0000

We stay at the Best Western-Bandana Square. It was on a list provided by Macalester for the accepted students weekend and we’ve found it to be convenient and reasonably priced (there is a small discount if you tell them you’re visiting Mac), plus my husband is a railroad buff. There are overnight accomodations on campus in the Alumni House. If you are interested, you can view photos at the website.

Grand Avenue runs east to west through the campus and is the main shopping/dining area. We enjoy eating at the Khyber Pass, a block east of campus, and Cafe Latte, which is further east and not within walking distance. If you stroll along Grand Avenue you’ll find any number/variety of places to dine or shop.

I’ll ask my D about Classics (not her area, but she may know someone). Mac does belong to the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities through which students can cross register at several other colleges. A shuttle bus runs between the different schools. I mention it because there may be additional Classics courses at the other schools. I’ll also ask her about travel time to Northfield-she’s gone there for sports.

I could tell you all the things we like/she loves about Mac but I don’t know that they would differentiate the school from other LACs. The thing that does make a big difference, as I think you are already aware, is its location. In my D’s experience. the school reaches out to the city (make that cities) and the city (cities) come to the campus.