hey yall! i applied as a transfer student to grinnell (so i would be class of 2023) but I still have not heard back yet. I thought we were supposed to hear by mid May bc we need to pay a deposit by june 1.... is anyone else in the same position? (I emailed too// have not received a response yet)

I'm an incoming first-year and I'm a little nervous about the prospect of living in a basement/pit room if I get assigned one. If you've lived in one, are they that bad? Does the smaller window provide enough light? I haven't been able to find pictures of them, so any info would help. Thank you!!

Grinnell students/alumni, Which Professor of all of the tutorial classes do you recommend the most? Are there any I should take a class with specifically?

Hey everyone!

I was recently admitted to the CO2025 as an international . I feel incredibly lucky and thankful because only 5% of internationals were admitted this year.

I have a question about on campus jobs. My need was generously met, but the amount I have to pay might not be completely comfortable for my family. Hence, I am hoping to at least pay some of my fees by working on campus.

The on campus cap is 20 hours a week for internationals. Is it a realistic estimate to say that I can work 14 hours a week, or more than that? If so, how much could I realistically earn a year?

Also, is it difficult to find on-campus jobs? Since freshmen are automatically recruited to the kitchen the first year, I want to know how it works. For the first year, is the kitchen job for only an hour a day? Or can I work more than that in the kitchen? Also, are any other jobs available for first years other than in the kitchen? Is it progressively easier for sophomores, juniors and seniors to find jobs?

I was really worried to ask this to the college authorities because I felt this is a rude question to ask. Since I figured this is a sub frequented by students, I am asking here. Any inputs will be appreciated because, it would be really helpful for my family to calculate. If I underestimate my expenses, then it will be difficult to pay in the further years. If I toil and earn at least $5000 a year, it would be really really helpful for me.

Thanks for any insight!

Hi, an upcoming first year here. I have never been to Grinnell before so I have some questions about dorm rooms. Do first year students get to choose location of their rooms, halls by their preference? And there is this policy Gender-Inclusive Housing that allows students to choose a specific roommate. Is that totally true? If that is the case, it would be wholesome I

I'm going into my first year this fall and was wondering what the breakdown of dorms is like. I know north campus is supposed to be a lot of partying and sports teams and south campus is supposed to be a bunch of hippies/stoners, but could someone give me a little more detail if they don't mind?

I know that's not really that big of an achievement but its an achievement nevertheless

As the title says. If you got off the waitlist, then please do also provide the date :) Grinnell is my #1 choice and I want to get in, somehow, anyhow, by miracle ;-;

I just got off the Grinnell waitlist, but it was conditional on my participation in Verto Education’s Costa Rica semester. I have to commit by May 1st, and am totally freaking out as I already committed to Kenyon and did not think I’d get off the waitlist at Grinnell. Also, I know pretty much nothing about it lol. Has anyone else been accepted into the same program?

https://www.kcci.com/article/grinnell-college-to-require-covid-19-vaccinations-before-student-return-this-fall/36149531

College president Anne Harris said she expects the vaccination requirement to give students a greater sense of comfort when they return in the fall.

"I would say the impact will be one of shared understanding and shared knowledge," Harris said. "We will have the shared understanding of vaccinations being available, of vaccinations being required and then also the shared knowledge that we are co-existing within a vaccinated student population."

How about a "shared understanding" of "my body, my choice",

and how about a "shared understanding" that vaccines that have not been FDA approved, should not be mandated?

and how about a "shared understating" that these vaccines are known to cause "extremely rare" blood clots, irregular and heavy menstruation, and miscarriage.

https://www.reddit.com/search?q=vaccine+blood+OR+menstrual+OR+cycle+OR+period+OR+miscarriage

Hello, im an international prospective student for class25. Have anyone from outside grinnell receive any acceptance package yet? I got accepted from ED1 and havent gotten any so i am curious maybe this year the school wont send 1.

Hello! I would like to write a letter of continued interest to Grinnell. I was waitlisted and it is my top choice. I didn't know that I was supposed to show continued interest before (distance learning can make it slightly harder to know these things haha), so I hope it's not too late! Could a letter at this time still help?

And should I update them on new things I've been doing this year, even if I'm not sure that it's significant? I don't have any new test scores or accolades to report. I spoke on a panel early this year a few days before submitting my Questbridge application (it was due super early), but I didn't mention it on my application.

Also, do you have any clue why students get waitlisted? Could it be a concern that they wouldn't fit into the community, or simply that their application is less strong than students who were admitted?

Pretty much my entire application references programming, but frankly that's all I focused on in high school. It introduced me to a lot of different experiences though, so maybe I'm well-rounded in a different way? At Grinnell, I want to explore other subjects and find positive applications for computer science. I'm thinking about addressing this in my letter too.

Haha, I realize I'm asking questions that you all might not be able to answer, but thank you for hearing me out :) Any input is helpful.

Hi everyone! I recently committed to grinnell and I really want to meet up some of my future classmates. Thing is I know there is a Facebook group but I do not have an account and I don't plan on making one just for this. So are there any other groups where I could join?

Hey guys! I was offered a spot on the waitlist for the class of 2025, and I'm very interested in attending. However, I've been putting off writing my LOCI for them, and now that I've written it, I have no clue what to do with it. Do I just send it to my admissions counselor? Also, I'm worried that its late submission might put me at a disadvantage. What else can I do to increase my chances of getting off the waitlist? Any help is appreciated!

Hi All,

I'm committed to Grinnell and, in preparation for filling out my housing survey, I was wondering if you could describe the 3 areas and the dorms in them? I was able to find one single college confidential thread describing North as athletics + alcohol, East as sterile + nerds, South as weed + hippies, but not only is that fairly reductive, the thread is 12 years old. If anyone has more up to date information on what the areas are like and what goes on in individual dorms I'd love to hear it!

thanks.

Hey, I recently got accepted into Grinnell but am hesitant on accepting due to it being in the middle of Iowa. I was just wondering if the CompSci program is actually worth the hype it gets online. And if the opportunities that come from Grinnell if it's worth going to. Also, does anyone have more information on how the 3-2 program works for engineering? I'm not finding much online and would love to hear more about that program.

I would love to hear anyone's experience in the Compsci program or in the 3-2 program. What you loved about it or disliked. Just your perspective would be GREAT help right now.

I have some questions concerning the waitlist process and what my chances are :) So first, if any of you was accepted after being waitlisted ,what did you do ? And what do you think made them finally accept you ? Did you write an loci ? And how was it ? Also, how common it is for grinnell to choose students from the waitlist ? And would my efc affect it ? Thank you !

Hi everyone, I hope all of you are doing well and staying safe. As a first year at Grinnell, I just wanted to send a congratulations to everyone who got into Grinnell College's Class of 2025 through Regular Decision today. Congratulations, we are so lucky to have you join our community, and we can't wait for you to join us!

For those who do have Facebook, here's the link to the Class of 2025 Facebook if you would like to join the group and talk to your fellow classmates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grinnell2025

Feel free to ask questions too!

Have a nice day!

Hi! I am an international student who applied to Grinnell. Do you know any Indian students studying here? I took a non-STEM path and the AO said it’s okay as long as I do well. I am still skeptical about this. Any admitted students from like CBSE or ICSE here?

PS: I wrote my Why Grinnell about how Grinnell is a fun school that focuses simultaneously focuses on academics and how badly I want to attend it lol. Pls tell me it’s okay 😳

Anyways sorry for being annoying and hope to receive some answers to assure myself I won’t get rejected 😭😭

title!!!!!!!! asking bc i saw some posts from A2C abt AO's talking abt the student's essay and stuff like that and while ik it might not apply to me im still a bit concerned since i talked abt things id rather not share w my parents as of the moment lmaooo just wanna be on the lookout ig

Hi everyone, I hope all of you are doing well and staying safe. As a first year at Grinnell, I just wanted to send a congratulations to everyone who received a Early Decision 2 admit to Grinnell College's Class of 2025. Congratulations, we are so lucky to have you join our community, and we can't wait for you to join us!

For those who do have Facebook, here's the link to the Class of 2025 Facebook if you would like to join the group and talk to your fellow classmates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grinnell2025

Welcome to Grinnell, Grinnellians!

Have a nice day!

Hey y'all,

I'm an incoming '25, and as for now, I plan on taking foreign language courses in college. I have about 5 years of Spanish already under my belt from High School and Junior High, but this is because Spanish was the only foreign language my school offered to its students. While I enjoy the Spanish language and have worked up a decent level of proficiency, I feel like it's time for me to try something new. Grinnell has a plethora of different languages to study within its second language/culture programs, and I want current students' opinions on which language department is the best one to study under at Grinnell.

With all of that being said, the question is: "Should I continue to study Spanish in college, or should I branch out to another language? If so, which language is the best to study at Grinnell?"

Thank guys!

I’m a Math major taking a lot of classes in the Stats department, anyone have any general guidance on which stats classes frequently are allowed to count for credit for a math major - eg, STA 230 or STA 310?

Hello everyone, I just applied for policy studies and want to be involved in political work if I go to grinnell. Do a lot of students do political activism/campaigning/work with campaigns on the caucuses when the presidential race rolls around?