<p>I applied to Grinnell regular decision and I just got a letter informing me of my "early acceptance" as well as a merit scholarship... I just thought it was weird....</p>
<p>I seriously was just going to post a thread about that too. I got an early acceptance letter like last week and I applied RD. </p>
<p>I hope it’s real… lol</p>
<p>I just searched to see if Grinnell sends out early acceptances, it seems like it does! =]</p>
<p>It seems legit even if it did freak me out… that is pretty exciting! Looks like I will probably be attending then.</p>
<p>I got one too! They also offered me a (pretty large) merit scholarship. I’m excited. :)</p>
<p>Yes, these are their “early writes”. My son got one 2 years ago and is really happy at Grinnell. Congratulations!</p>
<p>To all of you “early acceptees” what were you GPA, test score stats? Junior D is comtemplating applying to Grinnell next Fall.</p>
<p>I was pretty surprised I got an early acceptance… </p>
<p>ACT- 29
SAT- I think it was a 1910, but didn’t submit it
UW GPA- 3.7416
W GPA- 4.6465
Rank (at time of application) 26/627 now it’s 19/627
APS before senior year: AP Human Geo (4), AP Psychology (5), AP Lang and Comp (4), AP Physics, AP U.S. History
Senior year schedule: AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. govt, AP Spanish, and AP Lit/Comp</p>
<p>Volunteering:
Local Farm (30 hours?)
Local Hospital (100 hours)</p>
<p>ECS: (I had a lot of other random things, but I didn’t put them on my app)
Student Council (VP as senior, member since sophomore year)
Presidents’ Forum (President senior year) (it’s a club of all the other activity presidents in the school)
Charity Committee (Founder, Co-president)
Students Action for Education (member since sophomore year)
NHS (senior year) </p>
<p>recs - probably good, I read only one of them, which was pretty good. </p>
<p>essays- I’m guessing they were okay
- I wrote about how my mom was in the hospital at the end of my junior year and all through junior year summer and how she survived (miraculously)
- my other essay was about my experiences in Pakistan and how they inspired me to start the Charity Committee and the failures/struggles I faced trying to get it started</p>
<p>My son’s were: SAT 760, 790, 790, ACT 34, GPA 3.9uw, great recs, great essay, strong ECs with leadership. He got in everywhere he applied and decided on Grinnell. It’s a great school!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT - 800 CR, 760 W, 690 M
ACT - 35 (35 E, 35 M, 35 R, 34 S, 9 essay)
GPA - 3.97 UW
No APs, dual-enrollment college classes instead (3.97 college GPA)
Main E.C.s: Voice (choir and private lessons), Student Council VP, Founder/President of Environmental Club
Essays: Good? I don’t know.
Teacher recs: One was amazing, dunno about the other one. Probably good.
Counselor rec: Good, I think.</p>
<p>Grinnell has now become my top choice. :D</p>
<p>You will all have a wonderful experience at Grinnell. My daughter is a junior (got an early letter too). The faculty support and mentorship from her advisors, the care and consideration she has been given at her workplace, her semester abroad in London and experiences there have been so amazing. Like any school experience, it is the effort you put in that counts, but to have an extraordinarily attentive faculty and staff is very special. Students have a broad range of interests and you will find your niche no matter what, if you make sure you leave your room! Despite having a serious workload she has had time for many other activities. Boredom or isolation have never entered her vocabulary (and if you can believe that she wasn’t sorry to leave London, despite enjoying her experience, and get back to the cornfields, she really hasn’t complained!)</p>
<p>I would kill to get an early letter, Grinnell is pretty much my top choice…</p>
<p>huh, you all are so lucky</p>
<p>^yep, same here.</p>
<p>I just got one today! I’m excited, and wasn’t expecting to find out this early at all.</p>
<p>I got one, too. Neat! :)</p>
<p>Congratulations guys, hope to meet you at Grinnell,</p>
<p>One question to the once who received the acceptance letters:
Does you PioneerWeb account also say that you’re accepted?</p>
<p>Cuz considering the place in which I am right now, it will probably take a loooong time for a letter to reach me:)</p>
<p>I got one yesterday</p>
<p>Guys, answer doIhaveto’s question, please.
I need an answer too.</p>
<p><<Does you PioneerWeb account also say that you’re accepted?</p>
<p>Cuz considering the place in which I am right now, it will probably take a loooong time for a letter to reach me>></p>
<p>Mine does not, no. It says to check back after 3/27.</p>
<p>Well, it’s obvious all the people that got accepted are VERY competitive at the school. I’m guessing it’s like the “likely letters” the Ivies use except the letters have an actual decision. :]</p>
<p>Congrats all you smart kids. :]</p>