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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Excited to see this thread ..want to learn more about Carlton and Macalester

How important is Demonstrates interest in terms of visiting ?  It’s pretty far, so wonder if we could visit after admission if child were accepted [/quote]

Admissions consultant here. Three of my students applied early action to Macalester last year. Applying early action definitely gives students a leg up. Two of these students prepped (researched) for and took advantage of offers of optional Zoom interviews, and none visited before admission (except online).

[Macalester, Carleton, and St. Olaf also offer free fly-in programs each fall for students from traditionally underrepresented groups. Students need to apply in advance.]

We learned that Macalester's merit aid ranged from about $1,000 to $23,000 in 2022.

My Mac applicant who didn't interview received a merit offer of ~ $84,000 over four years, but $0 from the peer SLAC she also applied to under an early action option. The applicant was interested in premed pathways.[/quote]

BTW: Macalester admitted all three early action applicants. None chose to attend a SLAC (so the choices weren't among comparables).[/quote]

Did they submit test scores? My 4.0 UW, high rigor, great leadership/EC kid will be applying EA TO; trying to gauge admissions chances and merit possibilities.[/quote]

The one offered the merit $$$ did. Cumulative ACT above 35/36 with 36/36 in science. The two admitted without merit aid didn’t. However, many of my TO students receive (relatively) great merit aid offers. Rigor of curriculum and AP exam scores can help TO students.[/quote]

Curious what other schools these kids were looking at …my dd is sort of intrigued by Mac and Carleton but neither would be a top Choice for her …she is trying to work on her list [/quote]

My son EDed to Carleton. Was also considering UChicago but found the community at Carleton much friendlier during the visit and wanted a closer relationship with profs.[/quote]

These applications were quite specific to students' intended majors, since they knew what they wanted to study but hadn't figured out some of the rest. Two applications were to international universities charging less tuition than comparable unis in the United States, then to a few T20-30s, flagships, one other private SLAC, and one public SLAC. One student's intended major meant she dipped lower than T30s for T10s for that subject; she was admitted with merit aid, but insufficient aid for her parents' budget, to all but one U.S. institution apart from Macalester. Two families ultimately were wary of SLACS and data on their positive outcomes, and more interested in prestige. [/quote]

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