<p>Last year my S applied to Middlebury, Grinnell, Colorado College and UWisconsin(Madison).
He was admitted to all but Middlebury. He decided on Colorado College and loves it. He is a varsity swimmer and even turned down the opportunity to swim in Grinnell's fabulous new pool because he wanted to get out of Iowa. He liked Grinnell but it was simply too close to home. He loves the intellectual, but laidback and friendly, student body at Colorado College. If you like the idea of one class at a time you should consider Colorado College. Like Grinnell, the regular decision rate at Colorado College is dropping. For the class of 2012 the regular decision acceptance rate was 17%.</p>
<p>Holy smokes--17%?!!</p>
<p>I'm applying to Bowdoin, Grinnell, Colorado College, UW-Madison, UM-Columbia</p>
<p>Colorado</a> College | Class of 2012 Profile</p>
<p>Unlike many of the other highly rated LACs, there is a drastic difference between the ED/EA admisisons rate and the RD admission rate at Colorado College. I suspect it is also much more difficult to gain admission to Grinnell during the regular admission process than it would be during the ED process.</p>
<p>Swimming08, I noticed that Colorado has both an ED and an EA option which would significantly skew the RD rates and not make it comparable to Grinnell which only offers ED I and II and RD. An eager student applying to Colorado could get their application in EA and still keep options open for financial or other reasons. I guess I hope you are wrong that RD at Grinnell will be that difficult!</p>
<p>I don't think it will be, but I'm betting they will have to do more waitlisting to avoid over-yeilding again.</p>
<p>SimpleRules, You make a very good point. My S did not consider the EA or ED option because in the early stages Colorado College was not one of his top 2 choices. He is an Iowa resident and a Grinnell legacy, so over time his desire to venture out on his own, as well as the Colorado College swim coach's persistance, led him to change his mind. I am sure the amazing Colorado scenery played a role as well. At any rate, I do believe it has become increasingly difficult to gain admission to highly ranked colleges. Too few places for too many well qualified applicants. I suspect admission rates at Grinnell will drop again this year. Good luck to everyone applying. My husband went to Grinnell. He not only loved it but received an amazing education.</p>
<p>Daughter's applying to Grinnell, Beloit, Hendrix, Earlham, Haverford, Macalester, Lewis & Clark, and Warren Wilson. We also visited Bates, Colby, Skidmore, Bard, Vassar, Carleton, and St. Olaf but none of these captured her fancy. She's looking for a small LAC with somewhat of a laid-back vibe and yet a student body that's excited about learning... it has been quite a process!</p>
<p>I certainly want to give myself options, but I am worried about applying to too many schools. Grinnell, Reed, Wesleyan and Macalester were on my "first list." I was also considering Bard, L&C, Hamilton, Oberlin and Occidental. I am trying to balance casting a wide net and applying to a sensible number of schools.</p>
<p>I know that I want to transfer into a small LAC. I have not even considered many LACs that I'd surely love to go to but never believe I could get into, a la Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Haverford, Middlebury etc. Several of the LACs above are also those types of "reach" schools. I have a very blurry picture of which schools might take me and which schools definitely won't, of which schools are nearly impossible for transfers and which ones might be a possibility.</p>
<p>I applied to Grinnell and also Wellesley, Haverford, Pomona, and then some non-LAC's -- Northwestern, American, Emory, Syracuse. </p>
<p>Grinnell is up there on my list but I'm worried about the location. Is the 17% acceptance rate really true. That's hard to believe...</p>
<p>parisha</p>
<p>My son applied to 10 schools and was accepted at all of them. I wouldn't advise 20, but 4 seems small if you're sure you want to transfer.</p>
<p>rpo</p>
<p>The 17% was re: Colorado College RD, not Grinnell. I would take the location seriously, but also take into account the many pluses at Grinnell. If you haven't visited and are accepted, I'd recommend a trip. It is a jewel!</p>
<p>AWWWWW If I do not get in I WILL SCREAM!!!!!</p>
<p>I love Grinnell soooo much!!!</p>
<p>(sorry, the 3 month wait is starting to get to me, AND its only January :O )</p>
<p>It's a very long wait.</p>
<p>It's a horribly painful long wait!</p>
<p>(I can't believe I posted here after so long just to say that; perhaps I'm only identifying with you, because I really want to go back to school)</p>
<p>I just saw on their website that we don't find out until March 1! I am going to freak out waiting. I have already been so anxious to hear back, and now knowing it's so far off just makes it worse... </p>
<p>I applied to Knox EA and got in (woo!), and also applied to Grinnell (obviously), Earlham, and New College of Florida. I've got friends applying to Grinnell (a few got in ED), Knox, Reed, Carleton, three who have gotten into Mac, Colorado College, Lewis and Clark, and some other similar schools. I think they all sound pretty wonderful. </p>
<p>AGH MARCH 1!</p>
<p>I hate to break it to you, but I think it's April first for RD.</p>
<p>Haha. I'm so terrible at figuring out which months come when. Thankss. :o</p>