{"id":95,"date":"2019-12-13T17:53:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T17:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-admissions\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:17:45","slug":"uwc-at-mac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/international\/uwc-at-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"United World College and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having spent two years at United World Colleges, UWC students arrive at Macalester poised to succeed academically and become leaders on campus. They appreciate that the UWC Movement and Macalester are kindred in their missions and values, committed to service, internationalism, and multiculturalism. Believing deeply in the power of fostering community from difference, we are dedicated to building a more just and peaceful world together. <\/p>\n \t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Since 1986, Macalester has welcomed students from the United World Colleges (UWC), a network of International Baccalaureate schools designed for students interested in gaining leadership and cross-cultural skills in a global context.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I can\u2019t underestimate the strong liberal arts education I received at Mac, (grounded in curiosity and a love for learning) that has enabled me to change and succeed in different career paths \u2014 from chemistry, to engineering, to investment banking and now as a leader of a large marketing communication company on the African continent. <\/blockquote>\n Miriam Kiggwa<\/cite>\n \tWPP-Scangroup Interim CEO, Macalester & UWC Alumna<\/cite>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Macalester\u2019s partnership with the UWC is made possible with the generous support of the Davis UWC Scholars Program (www.davisuwcscholars.org<\/a>), created by Shelby M. Cullom Davis and his wife Gale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UWC students interested in connecting with a current Macalester student are encouraged to contact the Admissions Global Ambassadors at globalambassador@macalester.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Aman Rai \u201919<\/strong>
Ghaziabad, India
UWC Mahindra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Majors<\/strong> \u2013 Economics and Applied Math
Student Orgs<\/strong> \u2013 MASECA, Ultimate Frisbee, ISP<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Study exploration.<\/strong> I was always pretty excited about economics and I was pretty sure that I would major in Economics. What was surprising to me was a growing interest in computer science, which is something I definitely credit to being in a liberal arts college. While I was studying economics, I realized that computer science is a very useful addition to my skill set. That\u2019s not something I realized myself but happened by randomly taking a computer science class. This would not have happened if I hadn\u2019t been at a liberal arts college where you tend to take a variety of classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It gets cold here.<\/strong> Minnesota was the first time I saw snow. And honestly, it was so exciting. This may sound clich\u00e9 but it was kind of magical with this soft white stuff falling from sky and it was like this winter wonderland. What people don\u2019t consider is that it\u2019s not hard to deal with winter. You might not enjoy it all the time but it\u2019s not really hard in the sense that literally every building is so well centrally heated. Honestly, I\u2019d have more problems dealing with the cold in India where it goes down to like 2 degrees Celsius and there\u2019s no central heating so you have to layer up even inside the house. Here you bundle up literally for the time you\u2019re walking outside. Minnesota has embraced the cold well. I went ice fishing for the first time which was really cool. There\u2019s just so many things to do. So if you\u2019re ready to be out and about and brace yourself against the cold then there are definitely events that are winter-centric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why should a UWC student come to Mac?<\/strong> It\u2019s definitely the closest thing I found to my UWC, but in a city. If that is something you\u2019re looking for (being in a city with lots of things happening around you) then Mac is definitely the right call. Because you won\u2019t find a liberal arts college that will give you access to something as big as the Twin Cities. It\u2019s also just a great community surrounded by tons of opportunities. You\u2019d think it\u2019s a small hidden college but once you come to the Midwest you realize that it\u2019s pretty big! So logistically, emotionally, in terms of exploration and in terms of how cheap it is (thinking about rent off campus and stuff like that) it\u2019s a great place to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Makayova \u201818<\/strong>
UWC Red Cross Nordic
Belarus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major<\/strong> \u2013 Political Science 
Concentrations<\/strong> \u2013 International Development and Community and Global Health. 
Student Orgs<\/strong> \u2013 Mac Weekly, Theatre and Dance Concert Performer, Member of Resource and Planning Committee in MCSG.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Why did you choose Macalester College?<\/strong> One of the major reasons I chose Mac was that it is one of the very few liberal arts colleges in an urban location. I also heard it was an academically rigorous institution which was important to me. I was drawn by what I heard about the community, that students were really passionate about the world and were driven by what they were pursuing. I think that drive is still essential today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is the transition between UWC academics and Macalester\u2019s liberal arts program?<\/strong> In the first two years at Mac, I would often leave the classroom thinking wow I just had a paradigm shift in my head. The feeling was really awesome, like my intellectual hunger and curiosity had a space to be fulfilled at Mac. And in that sense, I think, UWC academics really prepared me to not fear this curiosity and dare to make mistakes. This helped me embrace the academic opportunities at Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A particularly memorable experience to share?<\/strong> I did Live It Fund where I worked with another student from Mac in a refugee settlement in Uganda last summer. This was a life-changing experience in terms of my understanding of global governance instruments, my professional growth, and a sense of my own identity. Another great experience was the Mac connect trip to Washington D.C, a networking trip, which also helped me find direction for after Mac, and made the rest of my time in college more fulfilling and intentional. Even now, I am in Georgia, doing Tuberculosis policy research for a global health think tank. And again, I wouldn\u2019t be here if not for the Macalester internship grant that enables students to take full-time unpaid internships anywhere in the world. Why should a UWC student apply to Macalester College? Getting more real world experiences makes me realize how unique Mac is in accepting you for who you are, while challenging you and encouraging you to find that authentic self. I think overall this place is kind of radical in its acceptance. Most of the communities I\u2019ve been part of in real life have a long long way to be as accepting as Mac is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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