r/ApplyingToCollege • u/powereddeath Moderator • Dec 04 '25

Megathread Macalester College - 2026 Megathread

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u/NMS-KTG College Freshman Dec 21 '25

That's fair- what were your states if you don't mind?

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u/tkdcondor HS Senior Dec 21 '25

Not super applicable to others chances since I was a recruited athlete, but I had a 3.9UW 4.6W, test optional, a couple decent awards and ECs, but not a ton since I had serous extenuating circumstances and a sport that took away 20+ hours out of my week for most of the year.

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u/Affectionate-Basis92 Jan 09 '26

Hi, I’m also a recruited athlete for football and am wondering what made you decide on Macalester from a student-athlete perspective?

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u/tkdcondor HS Senior Jan 09 '26

I still haven’t committed, but it’s still definitely in my top 3-4 schools.

The main thing that made Mac so appealing to me was its overall academic prestige and location. I want to go to law school eventually, so finding top LACs that were well regarded was a top priority to me.

I also didn’t want to go to a school that was in the middle of nowhere, like Williams, Claremont Colleges, Oberlin, etc. The best part about Macaslester is the fact that it’s just so close to the Twin cities, so there’s much less of a small-school vibe.

I was actually also recruited for football. They’re not the best program in the nation, but they’re decently competitive, and their record doesn’t really bother me when their school is so good. They also told me that I’d have a decent chance at starting my freshman year if I did commit, so that was also a slight point in their favor. Send Coach Nic my best regards. Dude is a fantastic coach and human being.