Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming to Grinnell

No matter how smart you are, there will be a lot of people here who are smarter than you.

Departments can be picky about which AP and IB credits you can actually use to skip prerequisites or count for your major.

Don’t be afraid to talk to the professors.

If you really, really need an extension, ask for it.

Make friends with the people on your floor—they’re the most convenient people to go to for a sympathetic ear or pester when you’re procrastinating.

Bring a bike.

The workload can be killer.