<p>Lord Asquith:
Your stats are AMAZING!
But you are right, test scores are one thing, but what you do with all those brains is something altogether different
Are you planning on attending Grinnell?
My daughter is in her first year (also a Californian, from the Bay Area) and Grinnell, so far, has proved to be just what she expected and wanted from a school: a nice balance of academics, sports and art. She doesn't like to drink, however, and even at Grinnell (as at most schools!), there is plenty of partying. She loves living in the dorms and has many friends from all years and around the campus.</p>
<p>Thanks for everyone's kindness!</p>
<p>mizsic, actually I've recently found myself in a quandary, because Amherst just sent me an early acceptance letter also! I'll have to make some hard decisions in the days to come...</p>
<p>You are a very lucky young man. My daughter vivited Amherst and liked it very much.
The only thing she didn't care for was that U MAss was so close by with so many students. ...kind of affects that small town feel that she was looking for.
But other than that Amhesrt was on her list...she wasn't lucky enough to get in, however...but with these choices you have, it's hard to go wrong!</p>
<p>I looked at these two schools years ago, and I must say that I find them to have little in common.</p>
<p>Each is great. But, the student bodies are very different. If you must decide, I really think you should review the campuses again. You can easily feel great at both, but there is a difference.</p>
<p>As a parent, I can sympathize with your parents and lean toward Grinnell as Grinnell should be cheaper.</p>
<p>Congrads. You have been accepted by two of the better LAC's and that is no easy task.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone! My dilemma has actually expanded, because Williams followed up with an early write two days after Amherst's. Even if I get no more acceptance letters, I am going to have a lot of difficulty figuring out what to do! Of course, this is a good kind of problem to have :), but still...</p>
<p>nice job dude!</p>
<p>Williams, Amherst or Grinnell -- what a great dilemna.</p>
<p>If sports are a concern, which they were for me, I would think very carefuly about the differences. Williams offers the most competitve, Amherst second and Grinnell last -- unless you are a swimmer where Grinnell is ahead of the other two.</p>
<p>I am a child of an ivy prof, and dad said each is equal to the graduate school eye. In fact, when I was your age, I actually listened to my father (it happened once in a blue moon at that stage in life) and asked what schools produced the best grad students. He said -- your three -- and added Swarthmore, Pomona and Haverford. </p>
<p>You, in father's professional eye, have been dealt a great hand.</p>
<p>Think about it, how many more times in your life will you have such a great predicament.</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p>I'm surprised that Lord Asquith's merit award isn't bigger than it is. With his sterling qualifications I would think he'd get the largest merit award possible. Just last year our daughter got a $48,000 (four-year) merit award from Grinnell. Her credentials were strong, but not nearly as strong as Lord Asquith's. I wonder if overall they're considerably less generous this year than last.</p>
<p>Correction: I now see that Grinnell also gave Lord Asquith some need-based aid. Perhaps the combination is more generous. (Our daughter didn't apply for financial aid.)</p>