lcm
lcm,
Macalester
B.A.
Hey college searchers! I'm a scholar and an athlete and an artist and a musician who is interested in way more than just one "major". I speak Spanish, am learning Arabic, and am loving political science, with still a foot in the medical world.
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Advice
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ECs
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Background

Hometown Seattle, Washington
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)
  • Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT)
  • Willamette University (Salem, OR)
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
  • Brown University (Providence, RI)
  • Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
  • University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
  • Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)
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Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)

Applied for a B.A. in

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

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Blood. In slow motion, his entire body careens forward. For a second he is completely horizontal, suspended parallel to the asphalt below. Then gravity wakes up and sucks him to the ground. Eyes close. Hands shoot out instinctively to break the impact. It breaks him instead. Blood. Scarlet like the searing glare of evening sun right before it sinks. The soccer pitch is black and littered with glass fragments. The tar is still viscous after the day’s heat- 40 degrees...
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Additional Essay Details
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My junior year I applied for and was accepted into a social justice/ English class in which we hosted students from our sister schools in South Africa (black township and white suburb) and Northern Ireland (Catholic and Protestant), as well as random international student groups that came to Seattle including FIYUTS (Boznia and Herzegovina) and Brazilian ambassadors through the state department. During that year our class went to visit those sister schools. I went to South Africa, and my personal...
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General Admissions Advice

High School Performance

GPA
3.98
(no specification of weighting)
High School TypePublic
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
2120
 
SAT Score Details
 
Converted SAT Score1480
SAT Prep
SAT IIs
PSAT Scores

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details8 classes and scores

Sports

SportsCross Country (Recruited), Soccer, Track & Field (Recruited)

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesAmerican Cancer Society, Community Cleanup / Service, National Honor Society, Outdoors/Hiking Club, School Newspaper/Magazine/Journalism

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received
Application Additional Materials

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