Wellesley, Whitman, or Grinnell?

californian
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:54:38 +0000

My D and I visited both. While Midd wins the beauty pagent, I found myself more drawn to Grinnell.

Midd’s students come from much wealthier backgrounds, are much more likely to have gone to a private prep schools, have a trust fund, and own cars (about half the kids have them on campus). I left the place calling it, as others have, “Club Midd.” Something about the upper class whiteness of the place really bugged me (who comes from humble roots).

That said, my D lliked the campus, applied, and got in. If she elected to go, I know I would love visiting her. It really, really is a beautiful place and it seems very strong academically.