While at Samford, Mackenzie has studied Neuroscience and Biology, with a focus on the Pre-Med track. She has spent her time in college as an active member and leader of her sorority and currently serves as the President of Zeta Tau Alpha. Mackenzie has also worked in an undergraduate research lab for most of her Samford career where she studies antibiotic resistance in Jefferson County waterways. She plans to take a gap year after graduation, followed by medical school in 2026, where she hopes to train as an Emergency Medicine physician.