Grinnell College Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Grinnell College?

Robin

We're all nerdy We're all try to be socially conscious We don't wear shoes We're free spirited We love Harris parties, random hookups, and costumes We're socially awkward

Kendall

Grinnellians are brilliant, work hard and change the world.

Hannah

That there are alot of gay people and that most people at grinnell have alot of money. That they are very smart as well.

Nathan

That we are an ultra liberal kind of strange group of students. We are very smart and have to work very hard at Grinnell.

Andrew

Students are stuck up, think they know everything and are hard to teach. Considered very socially awkward.

Sarah

I think Grinnell students are typically stereotyped as being very liberal and hippies.

Greg

Hippies, extremist, geeks, unclean, anything goes, and very opinionated.

Jon

Grinnell students are usually stereotyped as hippies, burnouts, and die-hard liberals. Grinnell itself is thought of as a socially conscious, highly political institution full of left-wing idealists.

Mark

That we're weird.

Kelsey

They are smart hippies.