<p>Can any current Grinnell students tell us about their experience with the Grinnell Science Project? S (Asian and potentially a chem or physics major) has been asked to indicate his interest in participating. The program is aimed at minorities, women, and first-generation college students to help them get off to a running start in the sciences and it continues through freshman year (according to the info on their web site). </p>
<p>We'd also be interested in knowing how the logistics work since the students participating in the program all arrive a week before the 'official move in date.' Do they move immediately into their dorms or are they housed temporarily somewhere? Do parents who want to do the 'drop off' come a week early (on the 16th) or show up, as planned for move in day on August 23? </p>
<p>The program information said there would be more information forthcoming, but in the meantime, we were planning to be away that week. (Plane tickets bought, etc...) If he is leaving for school a week earlier, we have some logistics to plow through.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I don't know about the GSP, but last year my son did the GOOP (Grinnell Outdoor Orientation Program) that happened pre-orientation and they opened the dorms early for those kids, so I'd imagine they would for GSP kids too. I think doing GOOP (it was a canoe trip) gave my son a leg up on making friends and getting comfortable pre-orientation. I'll bet GSP would have that plus side too.</p>
<p>My daughter at Grinnell has gone back a week early due to her part-time job at the school, and she's allowed to go into the dorm early. So I;m sure he'll be housed in his dorm room. If you are going to help your son move in, it would be the day before the program. I really don't see much point in you returning a week later for a crazy move-in day when he's already there. And the last thing he'll be interested in is having parents hanging around when he's getting to meet his new dorm mates!</p>
<p>Our son was very cordial about having us in his dorm room, but .... I suppose he could have done without us!</p>
<p>thanks to both of you for the info</p>
<p>Does anyone have more information the the grinnell science project d is interested in science/math and I would like to know a little more about it. Also if anyone has experience with the move in dates and if they move in officially 1 week earlier and were parents involved with it?</p>
<p>Funny to see a thread I posted a year ago when my kid was a newbie. S arrived a week early (without us-there was a pick-up arranged for him at the airport as part of the program). He was housed in a dorm with all the kids from the science program. At the end of the week, they were all moved into their respective ‘permanent’ dorms, and by the time we showed up on ‘move in’ weekend, he was already ensconced in his room. It all went very smoothly. And he was glad he did the program-it gave him a chance to meet a few profs and a group of students before the rush. He also said they tried to simulate what a week at school would feel like, so they were really busy with very little down time.</p>
<p>What’s the process for getting into GSP like? Are all those who are invited to participate automatically accepted?</p>
<p>My recollection from two years ago is that they accept everyone whom they invite to participate (all women and/or minorities interested in the sciences). There’s no application process-just an expression of interest on your part.</p>
<p>If you would like to attend and are a woman and/or minority, contact them and ask to be included.</p>
<p>I was wondering about the housing too. It says in the explanation that if we participate, we will be put in the East Campus dorms but is that a guarantee that those are our permanent dorms or do we get moved to other dorms after the program is over?</p>
<p>^ you’ll probably be moved afterwards. Last Year the GSP students were all put in Norris but only a small fraction remained there for the whole year.</p>