<p>Hi guys!!! I have a question for the students at Grinnell, are you happy?? do you have fun at Grinnell?? see the thing is that I will be a freshman this fall, I want to be prepared for the school, when I visited I realized that I was in one of the most friendly places I've ever been, but I also noticed that people didn't seem very happy, moreover I didn't see anyone out of the buildings in the whole afternoon I was there, my mom even advised me not to go to Grinnell because of the lack of activity we perceived, I am of the thinking of "working hard and playing hard" and I know you have to work hard at Grinnell but I want to know if you play hard too!! well that's it!! I'll be waiting for you answers, peace!! =)</p>
<p>I am wondering when you visited, it might be one of those weeks during the semester, where 80 % of the student body is stuck somewhere studying and surviving on coffee. But apart from those weeks, Grinnell is a lot of fun. On most nights there is lot going and students that regularly go to bad before 12 am are the minority. There is not too much going on in the afternoon, there is definitely more stuff happening after 5/6 pm.
As far as happiness goes - It depends. I am very happy at Grinnell and love it, but there are a few students who don’t really like Grinnell, but I guess that’s the same at other schools.</p>
<p>I’m intrigued by your question and don’t quite understand it because usually unhappy people are not described as friendly. What made you chose Grinnell if the people didn’t seem happy there? </p>
<p>One way to look at the college experience is not to emphasize being happy, which really is not the ONLY reason to go to college. (After all, you could do a lot of fun activities for the roughly $200,000 four years at Grinnell will cost.) Although of course people want to be happy, colleges like Grinnell exist to prepare people to be useful members of society. To me, two of the most attractive aspects of Grinnell are its commitment to serving others and its excellent academics, both which may well translate into your probably getting a productive job someday and making good decisions about your life. If you think about college as more of a time to learn and grow rather than a time to be happy, you will probably be less likely to be disappointed.</p>
<p>Alex, you don’t have to worry about having fun at Grinnell. S and his friends are having a great time. That doesn’t mean he isn’t working hard-but he also has time every day to work out and do fun stuff with friends. </p>
<p>He’s home for the summer right now, but he’s also in regular contact with his friends from Grinnell and there hasn’t yet been a vacation where he wasn’t looking forward to get back to his ‘real life.’ So don’t lose any sleep worrying about this. You happened to be there on a quiet afternoon. Grinnellians have lots of fun.</p>
<p>We have given our son a very interesting life and tried to make it as loving and happy as possible, but I’m 100% sure he has never been as happy as he has been during his 3 years at Grinnell. He had many great colleges to choose from and I realized quickly that he had chosen the best one for him. Can’t guarantee it will be the best for you, but he loves it and has so many friends all over the country and the world. Hope you enjoy it as much as he does. But yes, you will also have to work.</p>