College List
I have a sneaking suspicion that my college counselor doesn’t really listen to me. When we talked about what I wanted in a college, I made it clear (i thought) that I was fairly sure I wanted go south, but that I was sure I didn’t want to go somewhere with horrible winters. I also made it clear that I didn’t want to go to a tiny school, and that I thought midsized, around 5-15 thousand, would be good. I also wanted a strong, Division-1 athletic program (I really like sports) which I could root for both while I was there and as an alum.
In sending me my preliminary list, she included Macalester College. Let’s examine it, shall we?
In response to my desire for good weather, she selected a school in St. Paul, Minnesota.
In response to my desire to avoid a tiny school, she chose one with 1,750 students.
In response to my desire to find a good athletic program to root for, she picked one with a football team that lost 50 games in a row, the most in NCAA Football history. Oh, they did that in Division 3 football, not Division 1.
While it is very nice that Kofi Annan went there, and I’m sure it’s a great school, I will not be applying to Macalester College.