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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Carleton is located in Northfield about 45min to an hour outside of MSP. Macalester is located in the city. In terms of FA, Carleton is need based only (at least it was in 2016 when we toured) so that put it out of the running for us.  Hard to describe, but I found Mac to be 'nicer' the faculty and staff we interacted with were very nice and warm. My son found some of the Carleton stuff off-putting (introduce yourself as your spirit animal for example). [/quote]

spirit animal lol!!

look, that aside -- they are both great schools -- it's a wonderful situation to be in[/quote]
Kind of funny, because in every “woke” circle I know, asking someone what their spirit animal is is like Woke 101 DO NOT EVER DO. It is considered derogatory cultural appropriation if Native Americans.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/stop-using-in-2020/

Beyond mere animals, today people claim their spirit animals to be everything from avocado toast to the movie Deadpool. They mean to imply that they relate with something or deeply love something. But using the term spirit animal in such a way is not only overdone, it’s also offensive.

The problem is that spirit animals are an important part of the belief system of some cultures and refer to a spirit that “helps guide or protect a person on a journey and whose characteristics that person shares or embodies.” Referring to Baby Yoda as your spirit animal is actually cultural appropriation, so next time you go to type this on social media, try one of these fun synonyms instead.

Better alternatives:

Baby Yoda is my kindred spirit.
Pistachio ice cream is my raison d’être.
I’ve flipped over that movie; it is my new BFF.
That piano-playing cat is my daemon.[/quote]

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