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Eh

I mean, it's Iowa. It gets pretty cold and windy in the winters, and there are always a couple big snowstorms that leave huge drifts for a while. I don't mind it that much, but I've always lived in similar climates. People complain about it, but honestly, I think there's so much more to worry about than the weather when you're looking at a college. It is what it is. Spring and fall are beautiful here though.

Definitely There

Man, Grinnellians love their illicit substances. Pretty much every party will have alcohol available, and it's not uncommon to see people carrying around huge handles of Jack on a Saturday night. Sometimes the loggia will be littered with beer cans and cigarete butts At least occasional weed smoking is pretty expected of you if you're on South campus, less so for the other campuses. In my experience, some hard drugs are pretty available and semi-openly discussed, but you sort of have to know people. People aren't just snorting coke off of toilet seats. If you're uncomfortable around substance use, there are definitely options for you. Sub-free is pretty established here, and East campus is generally pretty tame whether you're in sub-free housing or not. But if you want to party every night of the week, it's not hard to find people like you.

Hipster Muffins

Guys and girls are generally attractive here. I mean, this isn't NYU and you're not going to see like, the Olsen twins eating pizza in the Dhall, but most people here would fall under "cute" in my opinion. There's also a pretty visible hipster scene, and those people are pretty snappy dressers. I would say girls here are generally more attractive than guys. But I don't think you're going to get here and go "whoa, I will never have sex again." Unless you actually are the Olsen twins. In which case, I'm sorry.