Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 17:05     Subject: Grinnell
I’d rather my kid fly than me driving 8 hours to Upstate or New England EACH way for EACH pick up and drop off. Or worse, my kid riding in car with 19 year old driver in their 15 year old Corolla that barely starts in winter. Train line would be nice, though.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:24     Subject: Grinnell
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Anonymous wrote:I would say that yes its "prestigious." Many influential and educated people will know about it. And its a fantastically wealthy school (thanks Intel!). Very hard to get to from the DMV. We flew to Chicago and then drove 4-5 hours. Or you can fly into Minneapolis for a similar drive, or fly to Des Moines and drive an hour or so. Campus was nice. I think they are pretty pro-active in getting their students to think about (and act on) jobs during college and after graduation. Ended up being my kid's second choice, but I sometimes wonder how he would have done there. For what its worth, he's as anti-woke as you can be, but I don't think that factored into his decision much.


There are non-stop flights DCA-DSM twice a day. Grinnell runs shuttles at breaks to pick up and drop students at airport. The drive is one hour and there isn’t traffic. I’m not sure how that’s more difficult than say Hamilton or Cornell or Dartmouth.

People here complain about flights habitually, and it makes no sense. You can afford $80k+/year tuition but having to take a flight is what’s doing it for you? I’ve seen threads complaining about difficulties getting to UCLA, as if the colleges are supposed to be sitting on top of an airport.



The expenses really pile up with plane travel at peak times. Some families are already stretching quite a bit for that tuition. For us though, it was more the convenience issue. Our lives are hectic at the moment, and we preferred straightforward, uncomplicated logistics. Knowing that one of us can drive 6-ish hours, or kid can hop on the train, just made life a bit easier.

We know a couple first generation low income students over at schools in California and Washington. I really don’t believe it’s as prohibitively expensive as parents make it out to be. A flight in peak time is about $400- your kiddo can pay for that with on campus employment.

We really didn’t struggle with across-nation flights, and we wanted our kid to develop a bit of independence.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:22     Subject: Grinnell
Very very woke
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:22     Subject: Grinnell
No, not at all.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:20     Subject: Grinnell
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would say that yes its "prestigious." Many influential and educated people will know about it. And its a fantastically wealthy school (thanks Intel!). Very hard to get to from the DMV. We flew to Chicago and then drove 4-5 hours. Or you can fly into Minneapolis for a similar drive, or fly to Des Moines and drive an hour or so. Campus was nice. I think they are pretty pro-active in getting their students to think about (and act on) jobs during college and after graduation. Ended up being my kid's second choice, but I sometimes wonder how he would have done there. For what its worth, he's as anti-woke as you can be, but I don't think that factored into his decision much.


There are non-stop flights DCA-DSM twice a day. Grinnell runs shuttles at breaks to pick up and drop students at airport. The drive is one hour and there isn’t traffic. I’m not sure how that’s more difficult than say Hamilton or Cornell or Dartmouth.

People here complain about flights habitually, and it makes no sense. You can afford $80k+/year tuition but having to take a flight is what’s doing it for you? I’ve seen threads complaining about difficulties getting to UCLA, as if the colleges are supposed to be sitting on top of an airport.



The expenses really pile up with plane travel at peak times. Some families are already stretching quite a bit for that tuition. For us though, it was more the convenience issue. Our lives are hectic at the moment, and we preferred straightforward, uncomplicated logistics. Knowing that one of us can drive 6-ish hours, or kid can hop on the train, just made life a bit easier.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:16     Subject: Grinnell
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would say that yes its "prestigious." Many influential and educated people will know about it. And its a fantastically wealthy school (thanks Intel!). Very hard to get to from the DMV. We flew to Chicago and then drove 4-5 hours. Or you can fly into Minneapolis for a similar drive, or fly to Des Moines and drive an hour or so. Campus was nice. I think they are pretty pro-active in getting their students to think about (and act on) jobs during college and after graduation. Ended up being my kid's second choice, but I sometimes wonder how he would have done there. For what its worth, he's as anti-woke as you can be, but I don't think that factored into his decision much.


There are non-stop flights DCA-DSM twice a day. Grinnell runs shuttles at breaks to pick up and drop students at airport. The drive is one hour and there isn’t traffic. I’m not sure how that’s more difficult than say Hamilton or Cornell or Dartmouth.

People here complain about flights habitually, and it makes no sense. You can afford $80k+/year tuition but having to take a flight is what’s doing it for you? I’ve seen threads complaining about difficulties getting to UCLA, as if the colleges are supposed to be sitting on top of an airport.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:14     Subject: Grinnell
Anonymous wrote:I would say that yes its "prestigious." Many influential and educated people will know about it. And its a fantastically wealthy school (thanks Intel!). Very hard to get to from the DMV. We flew to Chicago and then drove 4-5 hours. Or you can fly into Minneapolis for a similar drive, or fly to Des Moines and drive an hour or so. Campus was nice. I think they are pretty pro-active in getting their students to think about (and act on) jobs during college and after graduation. Ended up being my kid's second choice, but I sometimes wonder how he would have done there. For what its worth, he's as anti-woke as you can be, but I don't think that factored into his decision much.



Agree with this. We really liked Grinnell, but DC ended up in at a WASP school ED. We were a little put off by the travel issue (liked the idea of being able to drive, if possible) but have consistently been impressed by the grads we've met. Very smart and nice!
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:12     Subject: Grinnell
Anonymous wrote:I would say that yes its "prestigious." Many influential and educated people will know about it. And its a fantastically wealthy school (thanks Intel!). Very hard to get to from the DMV. We flew to Chicago and then drove 4-5 hours. Or you can fly into Minneapolis for a similar drive, or fly to Des Moines and drive an hour or so. Campus was nice. I think they are pretty pro-active in getting their students to think about (and act on) jobs during college and after graduation. Ended up being my kid's second choice, but I sometimes wonder how he would have done there. For what its worth, he's as anti-woke as you can be, but I don't think that factored into his decision much.


There are non-stop flights DCA-DSM twice a day. Grinnell runs shuttles at breaks to pick up and drop students at airport. The drive is one hour and there isn’t traffic. I’m not sure how that’s more difficult than say Hamilton or Cornell or Dartmouth.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:11     Subject: Grinnell
It’s okay. Not WASP or really even Carleton level, but it’s a standard decent LAC with decent educators. Great for a long term career in Chicago.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:07     Subject: Grinnell
I would say that yes its "prestigious." Many influential and educated people will know about it. And its a fantastically wealthy school (thanks Intel!). Very hard to get to from the DMV. We flew to Chicago and then drove 4-5 hours. Or you can fly into Minneapolis for a similar drive, or fly to Des Moines and drive an hour or so. Campus was nice. I think they are pretty pro-active in getting their students to think about (and act on) jobs during college and after graduation. Ended up being my kid's second choice, but I sometimes wonder how he would have done there. For what its worth, he's as anti-woke as you can be, but I don't think that factored into his decision much.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 16:01     Subject: Grinnell
Too woke for me.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 15:03     Subject: Grinnell
Yes. It is not elite of the elite, but it is a very good school. Though I agree that many have not heard of it. But those who need to know, know.

Way too remote for my taste, but I still respect it - different strokes for different folks.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 13:55     Subject: Grinnell
Like Carleton: top school but Midwest. Less popular nonetheless top
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 13:52     Subject: Grinnell
Where??
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2025 13:52     Subject: Grinnell
Do you consider Grinnell to be prestigious? Most people have probably never heard of it.