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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid who graduated from Grinnell about a decade ago who is making about the average being reported here for ten years out and is married to another Grinnellian making slightly more.  So combined they're making close to 200k.  That's a lot less than I make, but unlike me they're in jobs that they love.  All of their friends are also gainfully employed and some are making lots and lots of money but that's not the norm.  Grinnell isn't the kind of school that attracts students whose sole interest is making money.  Only on DCUM is it considered more desirable to be rich and miserable than comfortable and happy.

As for the poster who claims Grinnell gives big money to students who can't even get into UVA, while admissions at this level has a crap shoot element to it I'd be real surprised if this were common.  US News has Grinnell in the "most elective" category, its admission rate is lower than UVA, and its average SAT score is higher than UVA.  What is true is that Grinnell has a huge endowment and is very generous with financial and merit aid with the students it does decide to admit.  My student chose Grinnell over William & Mary in state because, among other reasons, with merit aid the cost wasn't much different.

One more thing:  it's not accurate that most Grinnell students stay in the midwest.  They're from everywhere, and they go everywhere.  Most of my kid's friends are on the east and west coasts.

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