Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:23
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Grinnell is a nice liberal arts school. Also super woke. No one confusing it with Harvard and I say that as a Grinnell alum.
No one is confusing it with Kenyon either.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:22
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The early decision acceptance rate for ED1 and ED2 is over 40 percent. They also heavily weight demonstrated interest. And anyone who applies ED and gets in is guaranteed a $20k per year scholarship.
Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Macalester. These are the highest ranked LACs where a good student can get $20-25k in merit aid. All are excellent schools.
Yes, they’re all excellent but Grinnell is clearly the best of the bunch
Not really. I could list many things better about Kenyon, Denison, or Macalester. Grinnell really struggles to attract talent.
These schools are all absolute peers. I graduated from Grinnell. My kids go to Kenyon and Denison. When choosing between these schools, it’s about fit. They are all equally good in terms of academics and getting into grad school.
Grinnell much more quirky and woke. Denison has far more normal types. Kenyon closer to Denison in terms of normal kids. Macalester closer to Grinnell in terms of liberal quirk. Depends on what you want. Grinnell also is by far most isolated of the 4.
Nobody considers them peers. It doesn’t matter that you went to Grinnell.
DP. Obviously some people do. They’re right here in this thread. It doesn’t matter. They’re all good schools. Kids are lucky to have so many good schools to choose from.
Ask a WASP administrator if they consider Grinnell a peer and they’ll say yes. Then ask them if they consider Kenyon to be one. Grinnell’s endowment is as big as the other three endowments combined
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:21
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Grinnell is a nice liberal arts school. Also super woke. No one confusing it with Harvard and I say that as a Grinnell alum.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:20
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The early decision acceptance rate for ED1 and ED2 is over 40 percent. They also heavily weight demonstrated interest. And anyone who applies ED and gets in is guaranteed a $20k per year scholarship.
Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Macalester. These are the highest ranked LACs where a good student can get $20-25k in merit aid. All are excellent schools.
Yes, they’re all excellent but Grinnell is clearly the best of the bunch
Not really. I could list many things better about Kenyon, Denison, or Macalester. Grinnell really struggles to attract talent.
These schools are all absolute peers. I graduated from Grinnell. My kids go to Kenyon and Denison. When choosing between these schools, it’s about fit. They are all equally good in terms of academics and getting into grad school.
Grinnell much more quirky and woke. Denison has far more normal types. Kenyon closer to Denison in terms of normal kids. Macalester closer to Grinnell in terms of liberal quirk. Depends on what you want. Grinnell also is by far most isolated of the 4.
Nobody considers them peers. It doesn’t matter that you went to Grinnell.
lol. You are drinking g some serious Grinnell kool aid. You realize that no one has heard of any of these school? Right? All are great. All lead to excellent grad schools. Grinnell definitely no better than the others.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:19
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Grinnell’s main event is the Mary-B-Jane Ball where the students all cross dress. Not a niche thing. It’s an all campus event. At alumni weekend, they bring in the drag queens. Grinnell wears the culture wars on its sleeve. Some may like that. Others may get tired of it.
Are you pretty conservative? Not trying to be mean - more a bit worried. DC is really interested in it but is a pretty “normy” kind of kid (although has some LGBTQ friends so isn’t “anti” that vibe at all), not a theatre or hyper political type of kid.
I’m not conservative but I also don’t want to dissuade you from Grinnell. It’s a great school. Academics are top notch. But everyone is extremely liberal. No moderate views. Moderates are not allowed, and forget about conservatives. It’s a lot like Oberlin in that way. Or Reed or Vassar. That may be fine for some. Many kids can and do just keep their heads down. Denison and Kenyon have more viewpoint diversity. That’s important to me.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:17
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The early decision acceptance rate for ED1 and ED2 is over 40 percent. They also heavily weight demonstrated interest. And anyone who applies ED and gets in is guaranteed a $20k per year scholarship.
Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Macalester. These are the highest ranked LACs where a good student can get $20-25k in merit aid. All are excellent schools.
Yes, they’re all excellent but Grinnell is clearly the best of the bunch
Not really. I could list many things better about Kenyon, Denison, or Macalester. Grinnell really struggles to attract talent.
These schools are all absolute peers. I graduated from Grinnell. My kids go to Kenyon and Denison. When choosing between these schools, it’s about fit. They are all equally good in terms of academics and getting into grad school.
Grinnell much more quirky and woke. Denison has far more normal types. Kenyon closer to Denison in terms of normal kids. Macalester closer to Grinnell in terms of liberal quirk. Depends on what you want. Grinnell also is by far most isolated of the 4.
Nobody considers them peers. It doesn’t matter that you went to Grinnell.
DP. Obviously some people do. They’re right here in this thread. It doesn’t matter. They’re all good schools. Kids are lucky to have so many good schools to choose from.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:13
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The early decision acceptance rate for ED1 and ED2 is over 40 percent. They also heavily weight demonstrated interest. And anyone who applies ED and gets in is guaranteed a $20k per year scholarship.
Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Macalester. These are the highest ranked LACs where a good student can get $20-25k in merit aid. All are excellent schools.
Yes, they’re all excellent but Grinnell is clearly the best of the bunch
Not really. I could list many things better about Kenyon, Denison, or Macalester. Grinnell really struggles to attract talent.
These schools are all absolute peers. I graduated from Grinnell. My kids go to Kenyon and Denison. When choosing between these schools, it’s about fit. They are all equally good in terms of academics and getting into grad school.
Grinnell much more quirky and woke. Denison has far more normal types. Kenyon closer to Denison in terms of normal kids. Macalester closer to Grinnell in terms of liberal quirk. Depends on what you want. Grinnell also is by far most isolated of the 4.
Nobody considers them peers. It doesn’t matter that you went to Grinnell.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:12
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Grinnell’s main event is the Mary-B-Jane Ball where the students all cross dress. Not a niche thing. It’s an all campus event. At alumni weekend, they bring in the drag queens. Grinnell wears the culture wars on its sleeve. Some may like that. Others may get tired of it.
I believe that this is a thing, but I never heard about it from my kid.
DC was pretty excited about the party where everyone came dressed like Adam Sandler, though. To each their own, I say,
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:11
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Grinnell’s main event is the Mary-B-Jane Ball where the students all cross dress. Not a niche thing. It’s an all campus event. At alumni weekend, they bring in the drag queens. Grinnell wears the culture wars on its sleeve. Some may like that. Others may get tired of it.
Are you pretty conservative? Not trying to be mean - more a bit worried. DC is really interested in it but is a pretty “normy” kind of kid (although has some LGBTQ friends so isn’t “anti” that vibe at all), not a theatre or hyper political type of kid.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:06
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Grinnell’s main event is the Mary-B-Jane Ball where the students all cross dress. Not a niche thing. It’s an all campus event. At alumni weekend, they bring in the drag queens. Grinnell wears the culture wars on its sleeve. Some may like that. Others may get tired of it.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:04
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The early decision acceptance rate for ED1 and ED2 is over 40 percent. They also heavily weight demonstrated interest. And anyone who applies ED and gets in is guaranteed a $20k per year scholarship.
Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Macalester. These are the highest ranked LACs where a good student can get $20-25k in merit aid. All are excellent schools.
Yes, they’re all excellent but Grinnell is clearly the best of the bunch
Not really. I could list many things better about Kenyon, Denison, or Macalester. Grinnell really struggles to attract talent.
These schools are all absolute peers. I graduated from Grinnell. My kids go to Kenyon and Denison. When choosing between these schools, it’s about fit. They are all equally good in terms of academics and getting into grad school.
Grinnell much more quirky and woke. Denison has far more normal types. Kenyon closer to Denison in terms of normal kids. Macalester closer to Grinnell in terms of liberal quirk. Depends on what you want. Grinnell also is by far most isolated of the 4.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 15:53
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The early decision acceptance rate for ED1 and ED2 is over 40 percent. They also heavily weight demonstrated interest. And anyone who applies ED and gets in is guaranteed a $20k per year scholarship.
Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Macalester. These are the highest ranked LACs where a good student can get $20-25k in merit aid. All are excellent schools.
Yes, they’re all excellent but Grinnell is clearly the best of the bunch
Not really. I could list many things better about Kenyon, Denison, or Macalester. Grinnell really struggles to attract talent.
I know there are Grinnell haters on the forum but this is just crazy talk. The schools have their specialties but nobody is going to say those schools are “better” than Grinnell across the board.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 15:39
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid who got half tuition turned down Carleton and William & Mary.
stats? recent? Any particular hooks?
Not real recent, but excellent grades in tough classes at a top DMV public. Strong but not outrageous test scores and solid extracurriculars. No hooks.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 15:36
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:My kid who got half tuition turned down Carleton and William & Mary.
stats? recent? Any particular hooks?
Anonymous
08/19/2025 15:35
Subject: Grinnell & Merit Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mine got 36k per year. Starting in a week. He didn’t apply ED however he did send in his application before December 1st in order to be considered for merit aid. Definitely read the fine print on when you need to apply.
What were his stats and what was the best school he was admitted to and turned down?
Sigh. Ok I’ll play. 4.0/4.6 uw/w and probably Haverford or UVA. It was an easy choice between Haverford and Grinnell. And we could have afforded Haverford.
Easy choice? Only if you love cornfields.
You’re sooo urban and sophisticated!