Max
Very Liberal. Diverse (Racially, not ideologically). Intellectual. Socially awkward.
Jordan
The Grinnell stereotype is probably that all students are brilliant, radical, skinny jean-wearing, atheist vegans intent on deconstructing the gender binary.
Mona
That they don't sleep, are super high achievers, socially just, active members of campus/community horribly awkward, are stressed all the time, affluent, lots of mental health problems
Nik
Grinnell students are known to be intelligent and involved individuals. Even the athletes who come into the school are not here, firstly, to play sports. Instead they are here to learn in a small school environment, and happen to also play sports while they are here. Grinnell, also, has a reputation of harboring hippies. Environmentalism and Activism are both high are the Grinnell students agenda. Grinnellians are engaged in their campus environment and are often trying to make it better. This means getting involved in Student Government and committees that serve the campus community.
Briel
I pretty much believe that Grinnell defies stereotypes. Of course, the outside world sees us all as smart, nerdy, liberal, green (environmentally conscious) hard-working, and passionate, but I think there are so many other factors that are important to consider.
Ahsan
The most common stereotypes are that Grinnellians dont care about religion, their clothes, and how they look. They also study like crazy on the weekdays and get wasted like mad. Play hard and party harder.
Carson
When I first heard about Grinnell, I imagined a campus full of nerds, with little social life. I imagined formality, all the time, everywhere, permeating much of campus life.
Brett
The most prevalent ones would probably be that Grinnell students are all hippies, nerds, and that the entire campus does drugs/drinks a lot.
Torry
Everyone is nerdy. There are varying degrees of course, but almost everyone is really outgoing.
anna
I'd say Grinnell tries to stay away from stereotypes. I guess there are somewhat stereotypes for which dorms people live in, such as South campus=hippies, East campus=sports...but honestly there is a huge mix of people attending Grinnell and very few are judgemental.
Aimee
The students are "nerds." The students on South are artsy and the students on North are jocks.
Valerie
Grinnell is known as the "granola" school, where the students worry less about fashion and personal hygiene and more about their academic and extra-curric work. We seem to be mostly liberal, activists, and very interested in personal expression and originality. Students are very friendly, open, and accepting.
Pat
I've heard us called a "hate free" campus and I've heard us called the "Harvard of the midwest." We're pretty diverse, and I've met a lot of different ethnicities who I will consider my friends for years to come.
Caitlin
White, Nerdy, Pretentious, Socially Awkward, Midwestern, Hippies.
Andy
Grinnell women are ugly, everybody's REALLY liberal
Casey
that they are kind of dorky, quirky, smart and engaged in their classes. that they work hard but that they play hard too.
Erika
That we are sketchy.
Alyssa
They study all the time, they are extremely liberal, and they are hippie/"granola"
Will
that there are no cute girls, that classes are extremely difficult, that there is nothing to do in Grinnell, that Grinnell students are only braniacs and don't know how to have fun
Steve
About students: that they are nice, that they are a little awkward, that they are considerate.