Reed vs Grinnell

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<p>Hi! I got into both Grinnell and Reed, but love them both and am having problems deciding which one to attend.... Fin aid is something I really need, and both of gave me similar affordable packages, so I can't use that to decide.</p>

<p>I'm going to major in biology and later get a PhD in Ecology/Evolutionary Biology. I love nature and animals and trees and I'm a liberal who is getting really annoyed with super-poltically-correct people (don't get me wrong, this is a good thing for a lot of reasons, but some people take it wayyyy too far). </p>

<p>Reed Pros:
Beautiful Campus
Close to ocean, forests, wildlife!
Super academic, no frats and only a hint of sports (I like playing, just not competitively)
Nuclear Reactor</p>

<p>Cons:
Shower issues? (I've heard like no one showers, can someone refute this please??)
Super hipster (is it?)
Super intense academic workload</p>

<p>Grinnell Pros:
No pollution, can see stars and has forest close-ish to school
No academic requirements
Lots of free activities
Homey-atmosphere
Awesome library! </p>

<p>Cons:
In the middle of no where
Less crazy than Reed sounds?
Hard workload
Very PC students?</p>

<p>Can someone help me decide? I love them both, but have a heard a lot of rumors about the bad things of each of them, and are wondering if they have any truth to them.</p>

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<p>wolfyy, congratulations on being accepted at two fantastic schools. Have you visited either? I think, if it’s at all possible, you should try to plan overnights at both. </p>

<p>I’m guessing this will be a “gut call” and your gut probably requires visiting both.</p>

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<p>I’m making the same decision (with Hamilton and Macalester thrown into the mix). Your pros and cons sound pretty similar to mine. I’m interested to see what you decide. But what forest is close to Grinnell…? All I saw there was corn. Endless corn.</p>

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<p>There’s a state park a few miles off, and Grinnell owns a field station or something about 17 miles out? I’m bad with distances, so they could be farther/closer, but I think that’s what I heard… But yeah, lots of corn in between haha.</p>

<p>And I’m visiting Reed Sunday; I saw Grinnell last month. And thanks! I’m so excited that I get to pick from my two favorites :)</p>

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<p>I really want to visit Reed. =/ Tell me how it goes! Reed is the only one of the colleges I’m considering that I haven’t had the chance to visit, unfortunately.</p>

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Bumping this, since it doesn’t seem to contain dated information. Anyone with current thoughts?