Grinnell College

Date: Mar 27 2005
Major: English (This Major's Salary over time)
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.