<p>No, the PioneerWeb page still has the check back message.</p>
<p>Why did Grinnell send me a course catalogue? <em>really confused</em></p>
<p>I think they mail them to all applicants.</p>
<p>^ I figured; it came so randomly and I haven't received course catalogues from anyone else.</p>
<p>we never received a course catalog and my S is an applicant so....
but we received one from another college - where he did not get an acceptance but others we know did not receive the catalog - who knows.</p>
<p>Congrats to those of you who got in. S was admitted ED so we don't know about early acceptances but...</p>
<p>S's friend at Northwestern came by yesterday. He's having a great time socially, but mentioned that as a freshman, he has lots of distribution requirements and his classes to fufill those are often 300 kids. He also mentioned that freshman are last to enroll (they have a trimester system), so the freshmen get the leftovers after all the upperclassmen have registered. So different at Grinnell where they enroll in rounds, so that they first try to place everyone in their first choice class, then go back and try to put everyone into their second choice class-so even first years have a good chance of getting the one or two classes they really care about. S has gotten into every class he's wanted so far and no class has been bigger than 30 kids. And no, he is never, ever bored. He's involved in so many clubs and sports and other ECs that we call it 'Camp Grinnell.'</p>
<p>You all are in for a great time.</p>
<p>Accepted with the Trustee Scholarship.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!
SAT CR: 800
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 790
SAT Total: 2390
SAT II: Math I (740), Math II (780), Lit (720)
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: Math/Calc SL (6), Philosophy SL (6), will take one HL in each of the subject areas this year for a total of five more
GPA weighted: N/A
GPA unweighted: 3.78 ish
Rank or % estimate: borderline top 5% weighted
Essays: Always wish I could have written them better, but now I feel pretty solid about them; my Why Grinnell? was pretty weak in content but strong in form, I think.
Teacher Recs: Waived rights
Counselor Rec: Waived right (have never understood why other kids can read theirs...)
Interview: N/A
Hook (if any): Immigrant and former ESL student who later won numerous state and national writing awards? Then again, maybe none.
State or Country: WA
School Type: PUBLIC and proud of it. About 600 in class.
Ethnicity: ORM - Chinese
Gender: F
Legacy: No
Recruited Athlete & Sport: No
Important ECs: international issues community service clubs, Yearbook
Other Factors: Awards; teachers like me, talk about me apparently
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Am really happy w/the Trustee Scholarship but I was definitely hoping for more fin. aid... (although it's not final yet). Grinnell's kind of a backup school, but I am definitely still interested in taking them up on the visit offer because it seems like such a great opportunity. If only it wasn't the month before IB exams!</p>
<p>CONGRATS TO EVERYONE ELSE!</p>
<p>How are you guys finding out????</p>
<p>I got an early acceptance as well through RD (though it’s so late now everyone has their decisions…). I’m just posting because I saw this thread. </p>
<p>SAT: 2210 (680 CR, 770 M, 760 WR)
SAT II: 690 Bio E, 690 MIIC, 630 Lit
Rank: 2 of 415
ECs: Varsity Swimming (4 years), Student Council, NHS, Leadership High School, Green Club, etc.</p>
<p>I was wondering how much the average merit scholarship award is among the rest of you who got them.</p>
<p>Mine’s $10,000 a year, plus I would get an additional $2000 per year for National Merit.</p>
<p>7.5k. I wouldn’t compare your award to other peoples. instead, see how it effects your financial situation comparably to other schools - thats why im doing :O</p>
<p>I got an early write, but no merit aid at all. O_o</p>
<p>I think it’s because of my low test scores?</p>