Social Life at Grinnell College (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Social Life” at Grinnell

By Gender

Males	B-
Females	B

By Major

Anthropology	B
Biology	B
Chemistry	C
Computer Science	B+
Economics	B+
English	D
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	A-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	B+
Math	C+
Music - Composition/Theory	A
Physics	A
Political Science	B
Psychology	C+
Religion/Religious	C-
Sociology	A
Undecided	B-

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

Grinnell College
B-
Average of All Schools
C+
Average of schools in class
B+
Carleton College
B
Oberlin College
B-
Harvard University
B-
Cornell University
B
Macalester College
B+
Brown University
A-
Carleton University
C+
F
A+

Social Life

“... Social - I had a peer group for the first time of academically talented people (although I did not check super brilliant because it seems conc...Read full comment

“... The workload is tough, but manageable if you know how to balance your social life and academics ...Read full comment

“... And social life was more enjoyable than many of my friends who went to great big universities in great big towns ...Read full comment

“... As far as the non-political attitudes and personalities of the students, many of the students could be considered "bookish," "introverted," a...Read full comment

“... Socially, there are parties every weekend and the college provides a lot of free events ...Read full comment

“... The academics are incredible, the profs are amazing, the campus is pretty good for being in Iowa, but the social scene is just something I could ...Read full comment

“... if you want to be challenged and prepare yourself for grad school but don't care about having a real social life, come here ...Read full comment

“... but that being the only true social outlet-- the clubs are pitiful and driven by unified political ideology, sexuality, or hipster counter cultu...Read full comment

“... I myself can't comment, but the consensus here is that socially, the school is dead on most weekdays, with Wednesdays and the weekends being t...Read full comment

“... Unfortunately, this brilliance -- and sense of social commitment -- often makes them extremely self-righteous and arrogant ...Read full comment

“... The social scene is pretty small and tight--you may or may not like this ...Read full comment

“... Grinnell was a great place where you could be yourself - act for yourself, dress for yourself, study for yourself - without social cliques trying...Read full comment

“... In terms of social life, Grinnell is work hard; party hard ...Read full comment

“... Unless Grad school is your one and only target and you are ready to sacrifice eveything including your social life and the fun times that you exp...Read full comment

“... For those who think there is nothing to do socially, you have to ask: There are 1400 people my same age (roughly) within a square mile of me; ho...Read full comment

“... Grinnell COllege is not the school for socially normal people who want a life or people who really want to do something with their lives ...Read full comment

“... The social life is certainly what you make of it--we are in the middle of no where Iowa, and so weekends are usually spent on campus or grabbing ...Read full comment

“... There are many social activities on campus, but you have to actively seek them ...Read full comment

“... You also need to weigh your desire for a social life versus your desire to immerse yourself in academia ...Read full comment

“... Grinnell College is a perfect place for students who are gay, bi, and/ or social misfits ...Read full comment

“... Not a good social setting unless you are a misfit in society ...Read full comment

“... Reasons to go here: -Small classes* -Accessible professors* -Small campus; not a lot of walking* -Tight-knit social scene (notice I did not sa...Read full comment

“... College is what you make of it, but Grinnell certainly gives you everything you need to be fulfilled academically and socially ...Read full comment