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"Grinnell put us together. This is the meeting place." — Serbian Kristina Duric '13

Grinnell College’s Office of Admission is staffed with a team of road warriors — admission counselors who crisscross the nation (and the world!) in the fall. We want to meet you,…

We’re sure that there are some students who love and look forward to writing the college essay, and a massive “HOORAY!” to all of you. That said, we imagine that for many of you,…

Class of 2014 Admitted Student Profile

• 1211 Admitted Students
• 259 Varsity Captains
• 114 International Students
• 167 First Generation College Students
• 328…

 

Grinnell College football players Ryan Boehm '10 and Marquis Bradley '11 have been named to the All-Midwest Conference Second Team for the 2009 campaign.

Boehm, a repeat All…

 

In a series of meetings I have had last year with the larger Grinnell family — including open office hours, lunches with faculty and administrators, and conversations with students …

Author:  Diane Meisles '12

When I applied to colleges, I did a lot of research and I concluded that a small, liberal arts college with a strong science program would…

When I was awarded a spot in Seventeen Magazine’s Freshman 15 (a group 15 girls chosen from around the country to document their college experiences), I was ecstatic — but unsure how my…

 

You can learn a lot about a college by reading its brochures, web pages, and magazines, but these resources cannot fully convey everything that makes Grinnell College such a wonderful…