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Grinnell is an academically rigorous, but fun school that will treats its students well with respect to financial aid. I graduated in 1988, but upon returning to Grinnell last year, I found that the positives had only gotten better. When I went tuition was only $11000 but my family could not afford that amount. Grinnell was so generous that upon graduation, I only owed $1500.00. Today its endowment is over one billion dollars and if you are a good student, they will make sure you can afford them.

Another great aspect of Grinnell is the people. Both the students and faculty are very down to earth. There are no TAs and the faculty are there to teach primarily, not do research. They all have Phds from top Universities and make a point of being accessible. The student body also has not changed since I went there. They are still very friendly, fairly liberal, and not snobbish. What made me choose Grinnell was that when I visited the college I struck up a friendship with a group of students and they invited me roller skating. The downside to Grinnell is that it is in a small town and if you are looking for the excitement of large city, you may be disappointed. However, for me, it was a great experience and I think that Grinnell is probably one of the nation's best buys for a small highly ranked LAC.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

Like any school, you'll get out of Iowa State what you put into it. The harder you work, the more you'll learn and the more contacts you'll make in your future business. When it comes to Journalism, ISU is a great school. It has lots of opportunities for hands-on learning, from it's state-of-the-art studios to its 400 hour internship requirement. I didn't know how important that was, or unusual, until I became the Internship Co-ordinator at my current TV station. Most schools, if they require an internship at all, only require 70 hours or so. That's barely enough time to learn everybody's names! Overall, ISU is as cost effective as most state schools. There's the typical bureaucratic red tape to deal with. But you'll get that just about everywhere.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

I worked on my Ph.D. degree at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. During my stay at Duke, the Ph.D. program in business grew in size dramatically and kept the quality as high as it used to be, if not higher. Business faculty are great scholars and teachers. They are leaders in their fields and continue to innovate in both research and teaching. They are also friendly. They treat Ph.D. students as colleagues. The program is very supportive with research databases, great offices (much better than some other university's faculty offices)/cubicles, computers, phones, copy machines, and other supplies. Basically, everything you need to learn and do research is provided. You only need to have interests in research and work dilligently. I would go to Duke again for my graduate degree.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000