Grinnell College Top Questions

Most Grinnell students are really nice, almost all, actually. They are also for the most part considerate too. Some Grinnell students are awkward, but most aren't.

Not quite. The hippies are gone. We don't have many activist. And although most people are very vocal in praising Democrats and you're given a weird look for being Republican, there really are quite a lot of Republicans here--they're just not nearly as vocal as their counterpart.

I would say that Grinnell is a very liberal campus and the students are indeed very open-minded. It is refreshing to know that no ideas will be overlooked or judged; and everyone is accepted as an individual instead of whether or not or how well they conform.

Yeah.

Truly, there are a lot of nerds here but there are many more fun people that don't play dungeons and dragons than those that do. It is a tough school so there is a lot of studying but we party just as hard as we study (if not harder sometimes). There is a large gay population; however, it is not overwhelming or weird in any way. All opinions are accepted as long as they are not hate-filled. There are a ton of liberal people here but, again, all opinions are welcomed.

Yes, though admittedly it's when you put the two together that they become a self sustaining problem...

While the academic side of Grinnell is impressive, people come here for more than that. The community here is wonderful; there is always something fun to do. And besides, we party just as much as we study.

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The student body is too diverse for them to be completely true, but there are definitely a lot of people who satisfy them.

absolutely, especially about iowa being beautiful