Grinnell College Top Questions

We are isolated, Grinnell is commonly refered to as the bubble by its community members. This isolation leads to apathy about the outside world, self-centered thought and activity with depression being an periodic issue, academic focus, cabin fever drug use, high levels of social responsibility and local perspective. The school pays for lots of cool shit and we consume it to the point of contentedness, that is how they keep us from exercising our radical social philosophies. Iowans suck.

Grinnell really is a fantastic place, but you should come here with an open mind. You will be challenged every day, whether it is in academics, athletics, work or social experiences and you have to be willing to learn. If you've got that down, you're on the right track.

Grinnell students have a lot of GC Pride. Most people either marry each other or get Grinnell tattoos.

I love grinnell!

Prepare for shitty weather during the winter. Iowa is a windy state, so that coupled with negative temperatures suck. But then again I'm from Texas, so a cold winter for us was anything below 20degrees.

Grinnellians are extremely intense. If you are at all balanced or laid-back, you will go insane here.

One thing I love about Grinnell: the people. I've met some people here whom I think are the nicest on earth. And they are genuinely nice, not even pretending to be. But you know what? I don't have time to hang out with them because I have tons of homework to do. That's the sad part.

Grinnell is tough, but if you are dedicated and willing to work hard, you wil go far and you will have aquired a broad range of in depth knowledge on a diverse range of topics.