Macalester can sometimes get clicky and you especially notice this since it's such a small school. There are definitely those girls who you thought wouldn't be at college anymore, who make fun of people and are exclusive, but they go to good colleges too.

At the same time, you can find your own group of really nice people who genuinely care about others and the world around them.

Everyone kind of knows each other and it can get annoying at times. A lot of people know other people's business even though they may not even know those people personally.

It is hard work, but definitely doable. It's nice that teachers mostly know you're name and I have taken advantage of going to see teachers during their office hours way more than I was expecting myself to. They are very nice and friendly here.

I haven't found that students are competitive at all-- only one person has asked me what grades I've gotten.

Education is geared toward learning for its own sake, but then making a difference with the information you've just learned. Joining orgs or doing field work during J-term or the summer is encouraged.

Very ethnically diverse. On the other hand, people of the same ethnicities tend to hang out with each other.

There are parties, but not very big or good ones. School orgs put on dances at least once a month, but they don't get too crowded even though they can be fun if you just go with your own friends. Mostly freshmen go to these, I think

What gets super crowded are the shows that MAc puts on, like music and dancing. They are a lot of fun.

That people don't shower in order to save water. There are the "Mac Goggles," which means that while you're at Mac, since everyone is so ugly, you think someone slightly "normal" looking is cute even though if you were at an other school or around more attractive people in general, you might not think that person was very attractive. Everyone has their wordly experience, like helping build houses in Rwanda.

Most of the time.