why I chose Grinnell.

lefthandofdog
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:35:50 +0000

S graduated recently from Grinnell, so I just wanted to weigh in on the dorm issue. I don’t recall first years having any say in dorm placement, either, but certainly if you have a health issue (like asthma) that would necessitate being in an air conditioned dorm, make sure you let the school know that. The east dorms are not the only A/C dorms on campus. S started out in one of the older, charming dorms and lived in Norris, too. Norris does have a reputation - maybe because of its architecture - but he loved living there. It really is about the people at Grinnell.

Last spring I was walking with my now senior d. on the coast of Maine, and since it was cool I was wearing the Grinnell sweatshirt that lives in the car. We walked past a couple of teachers in their 20s who were there with their elementary students. The students were from Massachusetts but one of the teachers had graduated from Grinnell in the last 10 years. I asked what she thought of the place and she went on to say how much she loved the school and said “but it was the people at Grinnell” that make it what it is.