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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were happy to allow Grinnell to “buy” our daughter.  She turned down Carleton and Williams & Mary for a generous merit aid award even though our income at the time was in the high six figures and we easily could have afforded any college she wanted.  It helped that she preferred Grinnell anyway.  Man, what a bargain.  [/quote]

Is the political climate there tolerant?  I always lump it in with Oberlin but perhaps I’m wrong.  
My child is interested in Grinnell.  Child has some reservations about the isolation factor.  Is there a shuttle to campus from the airport?  Is the closest major medical centre in Des Moines?  [/quote]

There is a hospital in town and University of Iowa medical center is an hour away.

It is not like Oberlin. Has a different feel.[/quote]

Would like to read your impression of each school (Grinnell & Oberlin) since you sense a "different feel" from these seemingly similar schools. Thanks in advance ![/quote]

Oberlin is a bit larger (in a noticeable way) and is politically more intense. Students seem more intense.   Grinnell has more of a midwestern vibe and [b]Oberlin has a lot of New Yorkers.[/b]  Grinnell is very focused on community.  Oberlin is a good school but IMHO they have different vibes.

I don’t want to out myself but we are very familiar with both schools.  [/quote]

I've always kind of wondered about this--what Oberlin's draw is for NY - esp NYC-- kids?  I think it's an excellent school but it's definitely in the middle of nowhere.  The allure for New Yorkers has been true for decades too.  I think the kids at Oberlin are artsier and more intense than Grinnell. For all the talk about political correctness, that doesn't strike me as much about its vibe that much more than any other LAC.  Both have very smart kids--but Grinnell seems more earnest smart kids rather than urbane smart kids.  The international population feels larger at Grinnell--in part because it is larger, but also because Grinnell is about half the size of Oberlin.
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PP here and I agree with your characterization of earnest smart v. urbane smart.

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