<p>^Yes, good question. I'd like to know as well.</p>
<p>I heard by mail at first and then later got an email and phone call</p>
<p>It doesn't say anything on the pioneer web thing yet</p>
<p>Thank you very much. I was SURE there would be an envelope in the mail from Grinnell today, but no such luck :( My daughter is at her Regional Science Olympiad meet (five events!). When she called to check in, I SO wanted to tell her she got one of those coveted envelopes! Bah!!</p>
<p>Did all of you early birds also get an email back in January regarding your application/essay? My daughter did, and is hoping that is a good sign.</p>
<p>je<em>ne</em>sais_quoi, try to relax a bit. Your daughter will hear in due time--and I bet she'll get in. Remember, the admissions staff is not a machine; it's a small groups of people with thousands of apps to go through. It's not like they already know now who they're going to admit and they're holding out on you. I imagine as they read the apps, a few will jump out as very, very obvious admits/scholarships, and those (a tiny number) will be put on a fast track so that an offer can go out almost immediately. The idea being to make every effort to snag students that other schools will also be very anxious to get. </p>
<p>Hey, maybe your daughter's app will be one of those, but is still in the un-read pile. Or maybe your daughter will be a definitely desirable admit, but not so hot that she needs to be courted especially early. So long as merit aid is not a crucial factor for you (and Grinnell is generous with need-based), it doesn't really make any difference in the long run which pile your daughter's app is in--so long as it's one of the "accept" piles. Nobody except a few administrators will know where she or anyone else ranked with admissions once she becomes a student. And it's what she does as a student that will matter then.</p>
<p>je<em>ne</em>sais_quois--you are not alone trying to figure out the rationale behind "early writes". Once you're in, you're in---no matter when you get accepted.</p>
<p>The waiting is not easy. And knowing some applicants are hearing only makes it worse! I think it would be better if everyone heard at the same time. </p>
<p>I am trying to remember the process is not at all as mysterious (or sinister) as my imagination sometimes suggests. </p>
<p>Thanks for the reassurance, everyone! I hope my daughter hears some good news soon. Can't come soon enough....:)</p>
<p>I know it's hard. Learned my lesson from last time, so S had a good EA school on his list. When D applied a couple of years ago, she got her early write from Grinnell in February, with nice merit scholarship (surprise). S has great credentials, and should have some legacy status, but hasn't heard yet. Could be that mix up they are having in the admissions office with missing pieces of applications. Hang in there---</p>
<p>Thanks. I will do things differently next time around, though the very thought of going through this again makes me weary.</p>
<p>Having done this now for the third time, I can attest that it does not get any easier. You just get a little more jaded. ;)</p>
<p>I got accepted too, with a $20,000 scholarship! I was surprised to get the letter so early, but now I notice that many people got it too and that many colleges are sending their decisions earlier.</p>
<p>Does anyone have an actual date when the decisions will be sent? </p>
<p>Grinnell is one of my Ds secret favorites. She is trying to not get too stuck on it, though, in case she doesn't get in or she doesn't get enough aid. She is waiting for six colleges. Two release 3/21 on line, 1 sends email 3/21 afternoon, one on the 25th and one on the 27th. Grinnell is the only one she does not know when they send. It is driving her mad. The least they could do is give you the date they release so the applicants can relax a little until that day!</p>
<p>They said the decisions will be out on May 1. Good luck to your D</p>
<p>The Grinnell web site says that RD will be mailed 4/1.</p>
<p>^^ wow, wow! May 1 would be too late. Must have been a typo, I guess. </p>
<p>PS: I really want to hear from Grinnell, I mean, not just hear, but hear a good news! It is definitely one of my choices. </p>
<p><em>fingers crossed</em> (till I hear)</p>
<p>And good luck to all other applicants who have not heard yet!</p>
<p>Oh, one more question. Does Grinnell send out the decisions only by mail? It takes packages ages (yeah rhyme!) to come here. As of today's example, I have received a letter dated on February 14, telling me "Happy Valentine's Day!".</p>
<p>Can I request e-mail notification?</p>
<p>Apparently they not only take a holistic view of the admissions process, but also of the notification process. It's not necessarily a good thing, but it happens at a lot of these smaller schools. I got a phone call, an e-mail, a letter and my web account congratulated me. Some people get packages, some people get phone calls, some people get multiple e-mails, some people get their stuff delayed, whatever. It's far from a perfect process.</p>
<p>i guess we will be notified in the pioneerweb as soon as the decisions are avaliable. so it's dot a big deal if they do not send us e-mails. </p>
<p>Good luck to all applicants ;)</p>
<p>It is April 1, not May 1, because you have to choose your college by May 1.</p>
<p>I'm just curious as to the stats of all the early regular decision acceptees. Would anyone like to share?</p>
<p>My son got an early write last year. SAT I: 760, 790, 790, GPA: 3.9uw, great recs, great essay, NMF, great ECs. No athletics. We also visited the campus and I expect he had a really good interview.</p>