<p>Also, just FYI, I’ve done exhaustive research and the fact that we visited Grinnell at all is a miracle, it’s a huge financial commitment (money that we don’t really have) to go visit schools all across the country.
Having to schedule it so that it interfered minimally with my parents’ work schedules and my own employment necessitated that we visit after sending in my ED application to Reed. No amount of “reading up on” or “researching” Grinnell prepared me for visiting, which gave me an entirely unique perspective on the school.
Like I said, it’s an absurd process and an absurd situation.</p>