Grinnell College info please (university, live, dangerous)

[TheProf]

Originally Posted by zazzyhippie

That's absolutely FALSE. At "leftist bastions" (not liberal, but nice try at bait and switch) like Grinnell or Wiconsin/Madison there are NOT PLENTY of "right-leanng students".......are you nuts or just hellbent on twisting the facts?? "PLENTY" ???? you are dead wrong. There are NOT "plenty" of professors and administrators who are even MODERATE in these "leftist bastion colleges and universities" EITHER.


So much for your ostrich-like "facts", eh?


Get real, pal.

I'm sorry you're so intimidated by being around people who are decent and care about others.

[CLfan1977]

I’ve been following this with interest. I was accepted at Grinnell and Carleton back in the 60’s, chose Carleton. Only lasted 1 year because my high school preparation wasn’t rigorous enough to get through 4 years. However, attending a progressive school with students from everywhere was one of the best experiences of my life. It sounds like Grinnell would’ve been similar for me.

[NativeIowan1]

Originally Posted by zazzyhippie

I attended Grinnell, so did my sibling.


Academically a solid school.


I would NOT even send my own kid there even if they were smart enough to get in. No way these days.


It is a LEFTIST bastion, nope, I'm not talking about "liberal" either. It has unanimity of leftist thought by left-wing professors and administrators. It's also full of left wing homosexual activists.


Nope, the place is too expensive to get indoctrinated. It's not worth the money. The only other school is worse is Wisconsin -Madison. Grinnell used to be called The Harvard of the Midwest.


If you kid wants balance of social and academic thought, he's not going to get it at Grinnell College. Pick a cheaper State School. A "Liberal Arts" School these days is practically worthless.


My sibling wouldn't send his own daughter there either - not now, not ever. I declined the acceptance to Dartmouth to attend Grinnell - and what a mistake. I ended up in grad school in the South, and law school. I rec'd a far more balanced education and social construct.


My opinion? PASS, if not really RUN

This is spot on. Plus, the school does not Police the dorms. Marijuana and alchohol everywhere and is ignored. Very socially and sexually liberal. Exploration is encouraged. Large NYC/Boston contingent here. Threesomes and moresomes are pretty common. Just saying.

[Marysa Butzke]

Yep, this is a FACT^^ when I was there the dorms were co-ed by floor, and the behavior was off the chain, you cold smell dope coming through the walls! and the sexual climate was off the chain as well, especially with wannabe, exploring lesbians, that was everywhere and almost encouraged. ALL of my profs were leftwing hippie types, all of my classes were pass/fail as well.


I left Grinnell thank god. Not worth the experience/money. I would never send my child to Grinnell, Carlton, UWisMad, Smith, BU, BC, Bard, Antioch, UCBerk, Brown, etc - never

[sheena12]

I am an independent academic advisor and the colleges you mention, along with Grinnell, are agreed to be some of the best colleges and universities in the U.S.

My two children applied and were accepted to three of them, but chose to attend elsewhere. I have a niece and a nephew who attended two others.

Perhaps Grinnell wasn't for you, but most educators and related professionals agree that it is a fine, well-respected institution of higher learning.
I am sorry that your personal experience was not a good one.

[TheProf]

Originally Posted by Marysa Butzke

Yep, this is a FACT^^ when I was there the dorms were co-ed by floor, and the behavior was off the chain, you cold smell dope coming through the walls! and the sexual climate was off the chain as well, especially with wannabe, exploring lesbians, that was everywhere and almost encouraged. ALL of my profs were leftwing hippie types, all of my classes were pass/fail as well.


I left Grinnell thank god. Not worth the experience/money. I would never send my child to Grinnell, Carlton, UWisMad, Smith, BU, BC, Bard, Antioch, UCBerk, Brown, etc - never

One thing's for sure, it appears you took full advantage of Grinnell's fine creative writing program while you were there.

As for pass/fail grading, if you're implying somehow Grinnell has weak standards caused by leftist 'participation trophy' types in the administration, all I can say is generations of highly successful Grinnell alumni would fly in the face of such an assumption... btw, I just Googled "Grinnell" and "pass/fail" and all I got was the below, which makes sense during the pandemic. As for a full-time pass/fail policy, I saw no evidence of it. More fantasy/creative writing on your part?

https://www.grinnell.edu/campus-life...s/students/sdf

[bab_LeBeau]

Originally Posted by TheProf

One thing's for sure, it appears you took full advantage of Grinnell's fine creative writing program while you were there.

As for pass/fail grading, if you're implying somehow Grinnell has weak standards caused by leftist 'participation trophy' types in the administration, all I can say is generations of highly successful Grinnell alumni would fly in the face of such an assumption... btw, I just Googled "Grinnell" and "pass/fail" and all I got was the below, which makes sense during the pandemic. As for a full-time pass/fail policy, I saw no evidence of it. More fantasy/creative writing on your part?

https://www.grinnell.edu/campus-life...s/students/sdf

Yep, I attended Grinnell as well, and you're a bit full of it. It was, and remains a totally leftist environment. And yes, it's good academically, but so what? the stench of leftist thought by professors, administrators and the students is puke-worthy.

My opinion.

[bab_LeBeau]

By the way, I stopped answering their gift appeals, stopped sending them money and asked them to stop/limit their bs mailings - you ought to read some of this leftist-tinged crap going on with the school, on campus and with their "wonderful leadership".


Save your money, save your kids. They don't need anymore indoctrination of this agenda. College is more than just having well-above academics which the school certainly has.


I'd send my kids to a community college first. Maybe Grinnell will change in the next 20 years, but I doubt it very much.

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by TheProf

Sadly Archie Bunker is dated to younger generations, and Carroll O'Connor is gone... Even more sadly, an updated REAL LIFE Archie Bunker is a certain major national politician, who will remain nameless.

[atler8]

Originally Posted by TheProf

One thing's for sure, it appears you took full advantage of Grinnell's fine creative writing program while you were there.

As for pass/fail grading, if you're implying somehow Grinnell has weak standards caused by leftist 'participation trophy' types in the administration, all I can say is generations of highly successful Grinnell alumni would fly in the face of such an assumption... btw, I just Googled "Grinnell" and "pass/fail" and all I got was the below, which makes sense during the pandemic. As for a full-time pass/fail policy, I saw no evidence of it. More fantasy/creative writing on your part?

https://www.grinnell.edu/campus-life...s/students/sdf

As you would likely say, it's unfortunate that politics has intruded so deeply into the core of this thread and led to such deeply partisan bashing of Grinnell College.
It's a fact that it's almost always only institutions of higher learning that are deemed as "leftist-leaning" (whether it is the case or not) that are the only type of institutions that are bashed in terms of politics on the forum and elsewhere in the media.
It's also a fact that "right wing leaning" institutions are not treated similarly. And yes, that's a double standard.

By the way, your response was spot on and also gave me a couple of chuckles and also led me to wonder if it's irony was missed.