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Changing Advisers

Normally, a student's tutorial professor serves as the student's adviser until the student declares a major (by pre-registration in the fourth semester). Transfer students not in tutorials…
Advising Records After Graduation

Jan 04, 2013

When advisees graduate, advisers may choose to keep their files for a period of time to assist with reference requests. The adviser may then choose to shred the files or to return them to the…
Pre-Health

Jan 04, 2013

Pre-Health: Courses | Department

Students interested in preparing for medical school or another health profession may select any major offered at Grinnell College while completing the…
The First Two Years: Things You Need To Think About

Jan 04, 2013

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Seek a Balance Of Fields, Skills, And Workloads

Jan 04, 2013
- Think about the first year as a whole - you'll take about 8 different classes your first year - and also begin to plan for your second year.
- Study a variety of…
The Reading Laboratory

Jan 04, 2013

THE READING LABORATORY provides individual and small-group instruction in reading and study skills, emphasizing reading efficiency, vocabulary building, and methods of effective study (concentration,…
The Grinnell Coincidence

Jan 04, 2013

Choosing a college is hard — no one is going to argue that. Which is why sometimes little things like a squirrel can help make those decisions a whole lot easier.
My parents and I…
Squid Attack: Life and Death in the Dining Hall

Jan 04, 2013

"SQUID!”
“Get it before it gets you!”
I was introduced to the tradition of squidding in my first year at Grinnell when, dining at ease with a group of friends, someone yelled …
The Importance of Dorm Decorations

Jan 04, 2013

After a full day of classes, there is nothing more comforting than ambling up a flight of stairs and relaxing in my surrogate home, that is to say, my dorm room. When I open the door to my three…
Stargazing Amid the Cornfields

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Kat Atcheson '12

Do you know what’s really cool? Seeing the stripes on Jupiter. The craters on the moon. The Andromeda Galaxy, which is…