Hello! This is a rough draft of my supplemental essay to Macalester so if anyone has feedback about content or grammar or anything, I'd love to hear it. I'm supposed to write about why I want to go to the college and what I would add to the campus.
My college search has been dominated by a holy grail-like quest for the perfect medium. I knew I wanted a liberal arts education college with a small campus and an intimate atmosphere. Yet I was worried about isolation and boredom in a college the size of my high school. I wanted a challenging course load but didn't want to slip through the cracks my freshman year.
My fears were assuaged when I started researching Macalester College. I immediately loved how the small-campus feel is preserved while still being surrounded by two cities that offer a contrasting world. In addition I see that the teachers are engaged and that the class sizes are small enough that it would be impossible to become too overwhelmed. Coming from a small town in New Jersey with very little diversity I would love to interact with and learn from students with radically different backgrounds.
Above all, I was very attracted to the academics aspect of Macalester. I have a strong work ethic, especially when it involves something I am interested in, and I want the kind of challenging workload that Macalester offers. Although I've had a life-long love affair with English and am very interested in Biology, I do not plan on entering college with a decided major. Macalester's liberal arts curriculum would not only allow me to pursue all the areas I am interested in such as psychology, film, and music but also expose me to subjects I had never considered before. Macalester professors take their subjects seriously and I think I would benefit a lot from their instruction. I am also attracted to how a Macalester education is not cut and dried but instead has a more unconventional approach with unique classes and programs like the Experimental College.
Aside from academics I believe that Macalester is a college that is easy to get involved in with so many clubs and organizations. At Macalester I would like to be a member of the literary magazine The Chanter and the newspaper Mac Weekly. I also play the violin, although not very seriously, and like that there are groups like the Flying Fingers that are open for everyone to participate in. Additionally, I love that Macalester is so socially aware and that it offers many opportunities to interact with surrounding communities and be engaged politically on campus. I like that Macalester has a sustainability office and takes environmental activism seriously as I care deeply about the environment. Although Macalester possess such a wealth of diversity, I believe that I could bring something to the campus as I love to get involved in as many activities as possibilities, am ambitious, and have an open mind.
My college search has been dominated by a holy grail-like quest for the perfect medium. I knew I wanted a liberal arts education college with a small campus and an intimate atmosphere. Yet I was worried about isolation and boredom in a college the size of my high school. I wanted a challenging course load but didn't want to slip through the cracks my freshman year.
My fears were assuaged when I started researching Macalester College. I immediately loved how the small-campus feel is preserved while still being surrounded by two cities that offer a contrasting world. In addition I see that the teachers are engaged and that the class sizes are small enough that it would be impossible to become too overwhelmed. Coming from a small town in New Jersey with very little diversity I would love to interact with and learn from students with radically different backgrounds.
Above all, I was very attracted to the academics aspect of Macalester. I have a strong work ethic, especially when it involves something I am interested in, and I want the kind of challenging workload that Macalester offers. Although I've had a life-long love affair with English and am very interested in Biology, I do not plan on entering college with a decided major. Macalester's liberal arts curriculum would not only allow me to pursue all the areas I am interested in such as psychology, film, and music but also expose me to subjects I had never considered before. Macalester professors take their subjects seriously and I think I would benefit a lot from their instruction. I am also attracted to how a Macalester education is not cut and dried but instead has a more unconventional approach with unique classes and programs like the Experimental College.
Aside from academics I believe that Macalester is a college that is easy to get involved in with so many clubs and organizations. At Macalester I would like to be a member of the literary magazine The Chanter and the newspaper Mac Weekly. I also play the violin, although not very seriously, and like that there are groups like the Flying Fingers that are open for everyone to participate in. Additionally, I love that Macalester is so socially aware and that it offers many opportunities to interact with surrounding communities and be engaged politically on campus. I like that Macalester has a sustainability office and takes environmental activism seriously as I care deeply about the environment. Although Macalester possess such a wealth of diversity, I believe that I could bring something to the campus as I love to get involved in as many activities as possibilities, am ambitious, and have an open mind.
