<p>So I have been admitted to Grinnell, and after reading a number of other threads and articles, it is clear to me that Grinnell is very hipster. I don't really have anything against this, but I am worried about fitting in there. I am not a frat boy type, but I would like to be around people who share similar interests.
In my free time, I typically hang out with friends, play lacrosse, and go fishing and camping. I am not especially outgoing, and I do not spend a lot of time at parties. Socially, am I a good fit for Grinnell?</p>
<p>Hum, I don’t think of Grinnel; as very hipster. Hipsters don’t bother me as many of my friends were very arty urban types when I was young, although I wasn’t so cool, but they were who I gravitated to. We were all on the intellectual side, but not so so serious.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the main activity at all colleges are hanging out with friends. But Grinnell def has parties. All types though. I get the impression that Grinnell students are a friendly bunch. Why don’t you go to the individual college forums to browse the Grinnell one.</p>
<p>I really liked Grinnell when my DD and I visited. There were hipster types but there were also clean cut athletic type people and various other folk-- all very friendly, I thought. The facilities are terrific without being excessive or grand. The town is nice. I am a little sad that she can’t go to Grinnell AND Haverford but of course the bill and the workload would be rather not doable for either of us :)</p>
<p>Also, you should pat yourself on the back, because the admissions rep told me they received 6000 apps & admitted less than 30%.</p>
<p>I’m new to this site, so if you don’t mind me asking, what does DD mean?</p>
<p>No worries about not being a hipster! My S currently attends Grinnell and is NOT a hipster, not by an stretch of the imagination, and he has so many friends and every semester seems to add new ones! He doesn’t go to big parties, but as you prefer, hangs out with friends. What seems to be common among Grinnellians is an appreciation of and support for individual passions and personalities. </p>
<p>There is an outdoor club, and I am sure they do camping. Fishing, have no idea, but it is easy enough for you to call the school and see what the opportunities are for that either in the immediate area. My S loves biking and the area is phenomenal for that – wide open skies, rolling farmlands, and a grid street pattern so you can ride for miles in any direction and not worry about getting lost (it’s really beautiful countryside, not flat and boring as one might think it would be…)</p>
<p>Don’t know if there is lacrosse though – certainly the MacEachon field (a large quad) is a site where you could throw the ball around if you can find others to play, and you can always start something up (if you can find enough people to play it). The Student Government is well-funded for new ventures (my son started a club – not a sport, but something else, and got funding, so i speak from experience), . Otherwise, you might have to take up another sport (intramural if not interscholastic). If lacrosse is a high priority, then you really should call the school and find out whether people play it before you decide whether to attend! </p>
<p>Please feel free to PM me if you have any more questions about the school. </p>
<p>DD = Dear Daughter. D = Daughter. DS = Dear Son. S = Son</p>
<p>Or first D might mean Darling: but you get the picture!</p>
<p>Thanks! What is your son studying? I am interested in studying applied math or physical sciences.</p>