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When you graduate from Macalester, you might become a Nobel Peace Prize laureate or write a bestselling novel or be chosen one of <\/span>Popular Science<\/span><\/i>\u2019s \u201cBrilliant 10 Young Scientists.\u201d You wouldn\u2019t be the first graduate to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Macalester, a liberal arts college, we have 39 majors to choose from and time for you to explore before you commit to a major. That major may lead you directly to your life\u2019s work, or it may be an internship, study abroad, or a community connection that opens that window.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Career Exploration staff begin working with students their first year at Macalester, from finding internships to learning how to network to getting that first job interview.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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The beauty of the Macalester alumni network is just how committed a lot of people are to giving back and paying it forward.<\/blockquote>\n Sid Layesa \u201925<\/cite>\n \t
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Ajuawak Kapashesit \u201913 is this galaxy\u2019s first Ojibwe-speaking Han Solo.<\/p>\n \n

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\n \n Cultivating Biodiversity\n <\/a>\n \n <\/h3>\n

Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman \u201992 inspires passion for wildlife conservation at the Philadelphia Zoo.<\/p>\n \n

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\n \n Education as Empowerment\n <\/a>\n \n <\/h3>\n

Basir Talayee \u201925 created a startup to help young Afghan women continue their educations.<\/p>\n \n

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