{"id":7924,"date":"2021-03-10T23:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T23:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=7924"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:53:39","slug":"chat-with-a-counselor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/connect\/chat-with-a-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chat with a Counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Maybe you&#8217;re weighing a few college choices. Maybe you&#8217;re just eager to learn more about classes. Whatever the reason, counselors can help you understand all that Mac has to offer, and connect you to the right people and resources across the college. <\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule a chat with your counselor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find the counselor for your state or region and select an available date to schedule your chat. Want to see the full schedule?   <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/virtual_chat\">VIEW ALL OPEN TIMES HERE.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-8115\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chat with Ben Kaufman &#8217;16\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/08\/ben_kaufman_admissions_600-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/schedule_with_ben?tab=virtual_chat\">Chat with Ben Kaufman &#8217;16<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            He, Him, His\n         <\/li>\n\t               <li class=\"position-description\">Region: Connecticut, Massachusetts,  Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont; SE Asia, Japan, South Korea<\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-21305\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chat with Brian Perez Cortez\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2025\/07\/Brian-Cortez_mac_600-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/schedule_with_brian?tab=virtual_chat\">Chat with Brian Perez Cortez<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            He, Him, His\n         <\/li>\n\t               <li class=\"position-description\">Region: Alabama, Arakansas, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota: Southern Counties and Anoka, Dakota, and Washington Counties, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming<\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-21263\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chat with Catherine Collins &#8217;22\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2022\/09\/Catherine_Collins_20220908_mac_0457_sq-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/schedule_with_catherine?tab=virtual_chat\">Chat with Catherine Collins &#8217;22<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            She, Her, Hers\n         <\/li>\n\t               <li class=\"position-description\">Region: Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Northern Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin; Canada &amp; India<\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-8189\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chat with Jace Riggin\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/09\/Jace.Headshot-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/schedule_with_jace?tab=virtual_chat\">Chat with Jace Riggin<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            He, Him \/ They, Them\n         <\/li>\n\t               <li class=\"position-description\">Region: Illinois, Minnesota: Hennepin County, North Dakota, South Dakota<\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-21283\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chat with Rebecca Kline &#8217;18\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2023\/06\/2022-rebecca-kline-0256_sq-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/schedule_with_rebecca?tab=virtual_chat\">Chat with Rebecca Kline &#8217;18<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            She, Her, Hers\n         <\/li>\n\t               <li class=\"position-description\">Region: Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota: Ramsey County, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.<\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-7930\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chat with Ross Bronfenbrenner &#8217;14\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/08\/ross_bronfenbrenner-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.macalester.edu\/portal\/schedule_with_ross?tab=virtual_chat\">Chat with Ross Bronfenbrenner &#8217;14<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            He. Him, His\n         <\/li>\n\t               <li class=\"position-description\">Region: Alaska, Northern California and Bay Area, Oregon, Washington<\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schedule a chat with your counselor Find the counselor for your state or region and select an available date to schedule your chat. Want to see the full schedule? 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