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The Macalester interview
No admissions interview. Here is how it works and how to prepare.
No admissions interview
No interviews offered. Macalester does not conduct admissions interviews for undergraduate applicants.
How to prepare for Macalester
- Macalester places strong emphasis on its three pillars , internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement , so use your essays and activities list to show genuine alignment with at least one of these values.
- Visit campus or attend a virtual info session and log your visit through their portal; demonstrated interest, while not formal criteria, signals genuine fit at a school this size.
- The three supplemental prompts (one required, two optional) are your primary voice in the application , treat all three seriously since the optional label does not mean low-stakes.
- Macalester reads holistically with real weight on your transcript and writing, so a strong school-specific 'Why Macalester' essay grounded in specific programs, professors, or traditions will outperform generic liberal-arts language.
Practice before the real thing
Rehearse real admissions-interview questions and get an honest read on your answers, what an interviewer hears, where you sound generic, and what to sharpen. We coach you; we never script you.
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