<p>Anyone here know much about philosophy at grinnell? Majoring in it, taken classes...? </p>
<p>great experiences? bad? amazing professors? small program (haha small for grinnell)? Class sizes? type of program (continental or otherwise)? etc! any comments would be appreciated :)</p>
<p>Amazing profs in religion. Don’t know how this translates for you.</p>
<p>Grinnell is a very intellectual and critically thinking orientated school. I think based on its educational ideas and focus it would have an excellent philosophy program.</p>
<p>well, philosophy and religion classes can sometimes spill over into each other. thanks for the quick responses guys 
also, would you say grinnell is very intellectual, etc as compared to other top LAC’s (like top 25, not swat/williams etc)?? davidson and carleton are two other LACs im really interested in - any comparisons there?</p>
<p>If you do a search on this site for Grinnell and (name of other school), you will see lots of threads making comparisons-esp. Grinnell and Carleton which are often compared.</p>
<p>tho grinnell is obviously the best of the three… (:
tho i bet u’re gonna go through all those forums, like i did, and then eventually realize that it just comes down to preference and feel, or maybe u’ve already realized that…</p>
<p>yeah ive recognized that its really just what school you like most, what feel fits your character most. but i can definitely see myself at a few schools. then i got to thinking… i really dont know how some of these schools philosophy programs are haha. i can assume that they are great along with everything else, but you never know i guess :P. also i know some phil curriculums can be kind of heavy on certain ends like continental stuff.</p>
<p>I would say Grinnell is one of the most intellectual LACs along with Swarthmore, Reed and Carleton.</p>
<p>^ And Oberlin.</p>
<p>Feel is critical when you look at the schools mentioned. They are all outstanding educational experiences. I am very familiar with Davidson and D attends Grinnell. These two schools attract very different student populations. Both have very bright, motivated students and outstanding faculty. Davidson, for lack of a better description, attracts a more conservative group of students than schools like Reed, Grinnell or Oberlin. Greek life is a big component of Davidson and a number of southern traditions (such as looking nice for class) prevail. Students that go to Davidson appear very happy with their experience-the administration is responsive, the financial aid good and the campus is beautiful. You should visit these schools while classes are in session before deciding.</p>
<p>oh gosh… my mom (she doesn’t live with me) forgot to send in the Grinnell financial aid stuff on Feb. 1st… so I guess that basically means no grinnell for me</p>
<p>^Deadlines are usually soft. Schools want as many quality applicants as they can reasonably process. Send in the stuff!</p>
<p>TTwhite - call the financial aid office right away and let them know what happened- if you are serious about Grinnell this should not stop you!</p>
<p>I’m getting my mom to get in touch with them to see if they can spare us some time!</p>
<p>You’ll make a better impression if you do it yourself!</p>
<p>yeah u’re better off just doing the form and sending it and then calling right after u send it and explain ureself a bit…</p>
<p>I’m not sure most hs seniors could fill out a financial aid form. I certainly would not have been able. Usually only parents have the necessary info. But a student could call and ask for an extension.</p>