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D's mom,
Your post made me think back to my first visit - good times indeed. I graduated from Grinnell a few years ago and you know all the things they tell you or that you read on brochures about making lifelong friends/connections? Well, they are absolutely true. In fact, I continue to forge friendships with Grinnellians I didn't even know during my 4 years, as well as those from graduating classes long, long before my time. Grinnellians are there for each other in the real world. We help each other find jobs, we offer a couch or a bed to sleep on if someone is in town (regardless of knowing the person), we go to each other's weddings and we attend reunions even when they aren't for our year.
I think one of the things that makes Grinnell special is all of the possibilities. It's an atmosphere conducive to taking on leadership, to creating as opposed to following. The tight-knit community, the endowment, and the institutional mission to helping others in need all help students realize their nascent potential. This is a process that I believe continues in graduates as they figure out how they will fit into the world.
Your son's interests in music, sports, social justice and academics will all be encouraged at Grinnell - and pushed to the limit. Grinnellians have gone on to have successful careers in all of those fields. And you can be sure that when your son is ready to put his CV/resume into mix, there will be a Grinnellian there to help him (almost every time) should he choose to reach out.
Anyway that's my spiel. I hope he applies. It's a special place. I'll definitely be going back for reunion this year!
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