Accepted with $20k in merit!!!
my son just got an email saying an update had been posted but he hasn’t checked yet!!!
I cannot login anyway. I don’t receive a temporary PIN
24k merit!!!
My D is In with Founder’s Scholarship!
Just received email. Rejected. Disappointed.
DS waitlisted. 1550/4.0 UW…kind of surprised/disappointed; it was one of his favorites. oh well.
my son got 24K merit $!
@kokotg It is hard to say how fierce the challenge between applicants has been.
I got waitlisted… how Likely is it of admission now? Should I call the school to show continued interest? Is a wait list similar to a deferment in which it is basically a deny of admission?
Stats:
Act: 30. Took once
Unweighted hs gpa: 3.88
Ec: lost of music, NHS, volunteer, community service, travel, summer camps
Legacy: mother attended
Visited: yes. Overnight. Interview, tour etc
Plus mother’s college reunion every 5 years.
Interest level: moderately high
Could someone give me feedback/help? Thanks!
Are the e-mails going out in waves, son still hasn’t received an email with temporary pin.
Anyone willing to share stats (ACT/GPA/SAT)? My daughter (sophomore) has Grinnell on her radar.
Blocked out of account because he tried to lo
g in with wrong password too many times…
I had a 34 ACT, a 3.75 UW GPA, Montana, Female, a lot of awards
Accepted with $25k/yr Founders
SAT 1590, 4.34 gpa
@Veryapparent @homerdog @Andrew2199 I got in with 24k
Rejected…
ADMITTED with the Founder's Scholarship ($25,000/year for 4 years)
Stats:
ACT: 35 (took it 3 times, 33 the first 2 times and a 35 last June)
UW GPA: 3:88
Weighted GPA: 4.26
ECs: NSLI-Y Scholarship Summer Alumna, AP Scholar w/ Honors, HOBY Ambassador/Junior Facilitator/State Staff Member, Helped to Co-Found a Virtual Exchange Organization
Hooks: N/A (although I’m from Utah so that might be one I guess for Grinnell)
Visited: Nope! Didn’t even fill out the additional essay thing they sent us tbh.
Reccomendations: I thought they were pretty good! I never saw them so ahahah
Essays: Pretty good as well, I feel like my personal statement was kind of unique (compared my journey from childhood to the end of high school like I’m a tightrope walker, extended metaphor kind of thing)
I got in too!!! 25k/year scholarship!!! I’m pumped!!!