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Peer Review:
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1

Statistical Analyzer:

Despite how Macalester sells itself as an international, multicultural, diverse school, the majority of students are white, wealthy, suburban girls from the Midwest. There are a lot of international students because Macalester gives them exceptional financial aid in order to keep up its quota. African Americans and Hispanics are basically non-existent.

Most people come from wealthy families and spend their summers and school breaks in foreign countries, visiting friends around the world, and taking exotic vacations with their families. Living at home and having a job during the summer is unheard of. Macalester students tend to be snobby, arrogant, and "open minded" about everything except something they don't agree with. Everyone is expected to change the world after they graduate, and anyone with "lower" aspirations is looked down upon.

Academics is very important to Macalester students. If you are an easygoing, carefree person whose life is about more than getting an A grade, Macalester is not for you. If a Macalester student gets a B on a test or a paper, they feel as if their life is ruined. The incredibly stressful environment around midterms and finals is depressing and annoying.

St. Paul is a small city with not much to do. Macalester is eager to sell you on the "vibrant Twin Cities area", but the more "vibrant" parts of the Twin Cities are located in Minneapolis, a 90 minute bus ride away. Public transportation is slow and expensive. Arctic tundra-esque weather also discourages people from going out.

The price for attending Macalester is not worth it. Most of my professors in my 2 years have been less than exceptional. They are generally arrogant and self-absorbed and much more concerned with their own research and writing than doing any actual teaching.

You are also charged a $200 activity fee so you may attend campus sporting events. Any fine arts activity, such as concerts, musicals, or plays, cost an entrance fee, however.

Despite its high tuition and room and board cost, Macalester also tries to get a dollar from you any way they can, charging money for laundry and other administrative fees. Students are forced to live on campus their first 2 years, and the dorms are not very nice. The single rooms are smaller than the size of a jail cell, so Macalester pays a fee to the government every year, because legally rooms shouldn't be that small. Macalester students are also forced to buy a meal plan for their first semester, which is ridiculously expensive. If you want to pay $8 for a bowl of cereal every morning, Macalester is the school for you.

The Macalester bookstore is also a giant ripoff. Paperbacks for literature classes are around $10-12 (over $100 for the class total, on average) and textbooks range from $150-$200. The school frequently changes textbooks and upgrades to new editions so it rarely buys back the textbooks. If they do, you usually get about 10% of what you initially paid for it. Expect to spend over $500 on books every semester, and get about $50 (if that) back from the bookstore.

Macalester is a complete ripoff and a waste of time and money. The classes are mostly discussion based because the professors are lazy and more focused on their own research, which results in a lot of people who like to hear themselves speak drone on and on. Since no material is actually taught, it is hard to participate in discussions because there is no background information to draw upon. There is enormous pressure to be brilliant, get A's on everything, and speak very eloquently all of the time.

I hate Macalester and have made plans to leave.