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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure why Grinnell isn’t on this list.  It’s better than St Olaf and Macalester academically, in the same league as Carleton, has a lot more money than any of them and is much more generous with merit aid, and attracts the same type of student. [/quote]

It aims to compete with Carleton but isn't quite there.

But OP seemed to have some particular interest in Minnesota. [/quote]

Lol of course it’s “right there.”  There’s a ton of cross applicants and many choose Grinnell over Carleton in the end.  Including my own kid.  [/quote]

I have no idea how accurate the below link is, nor do I think people should base a college decision based on it, but I think it's probably true that more pick Carleton than the other way around. Given that Grinnell has had far more money for decades, my best guess is this comes down to the location of Grinnell being considerably less desirable. But for the record I think both are great schools and consider themselves peers. To date the experts seem to consistently give an edge to Carleton, but of course expert opinions are just one factor when considering colleges.

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Carleton+College&with=Grinnell+College[/quote]

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