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Application Requirements

Grinnell's National College Match Requirements

Required Application Materials for College Match Finalists

Deadline for all required materials listed below: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

If you have ranked Grinnell College as one of your choices for the QuestBridge National College Match, the following three items must be prepared and submitted to the college as soon as you are notified of your finalist status on October 21. It is highly recommended to begin this process in early October. If you do not submit the required materials by November 1, 2011, Grinnell may choose not to consider your application for the College Match.

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If you are not selected as a National College Match Finalist, please review the college-specific requirements for QuestBridge students who wish to apply through the Regular Decision process.

Grinnell College requirements for College Match finalists
(All documents due November 1, 2011)

  1. Official test scores
    Request official score reports from the College Board and/or ACT as soon as you are notified of your QuestBridge finalist status on October 21. You should not use the "rush reporting" service.
    SAT code: 6252

    ACT code: 1318
    For more information about testing and testing deadlines click here.
  2. Official transcripts
    Fax to: 641-269-4800

    or 

    Mail to:
    Grinnell College Office of Admission
    John Chrystal Center

    1103 Park Street, 2nd Floor

    Grinnell, IA 50112
    ATTN: QuestBridge Documents
  3. Financial Documents
    Complete and submit a Grinnell College “2012-2013 Application for Financial Aid and Scholarships".
    Mail to:
    Office of Student Financial Aid
    Grinnell College

    Grinnell, IA 50112-1690
    ATTN: QuestBridge Documents



Grinnell's Regular Decision Requirements

You may apply to any of QuestBridge's partner colleges via Regular Decision. Admission through Regular Decision is not binding and does not come with a guaranteed financial aid package. You must complete two steps in order to apply to a partner college via QuestBridge:

  • Request Regular Decision application forwarding on your "My Locker" page between December 1st and December 15th.
  • Submit all required additional materials. Required materials may range from submitting official transcripts to emailing the college's admissions office to submitting the Common Application.

All additional materials are due by the individual college's Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified of the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines. Please note that colleges may have different Regular Decision deadlines, and many partner colleges have different requirements for QuestBridge finalists and non-finalists. You may need to submit additional materials even if you ranked a college for the College Match process.

View Grinnell's Requirements for Regular Admissions




Grinnell's Testing Requirements

Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for Grinnell College below. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.

Must take one of the following:

  • SAT (Grinnell only considers the Critical Reading and Math scores when reviewing admission applications); or
  • ACT

Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.

 
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School Profile

Campus Setting

  • Small town
  • City population: 9,200

Size

  • 1,600 undergraduates 
  • 450 first-year students

Admissions

  • 43% applicants admitted 
  • 64% in top 10% of HS class 
  • SAT V middle 50%: 610-740 
  • SAT M middle 50%: 610-730 
  • ACT middle 50%: 28-32