Transfer schools for Creative writing and History

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is looking to transfer from Kenyon, mostly due to the small town environment and is mostly unimpressed by the history department and offerings at Kenyon. She'd prefer a liberal arts college or small universities on the west coast or near Boston, but she prefers the "coastal south" to the north (loves North Carolina, for example). While Kenyon isn't elite, she had an elite-level academic background (4.0 with 10 APs at a nice prep school and great extracurriculars. she still has a 4.0 in college) and is looking for higher quality colleges. Her priorities are quality history faculty, english course variety, and good student outcomes near a "place with more to do than Gambier."

I would look at Emory.
It is big enough that transferring is not impossible.
It is different enough that she can have a clear narrative to what Emory will offer that Kenyon does not.
The academic rigor is there for her to feel that she is with her peers.

[Anonymous]

She did none of her homework about the location or academic departments before enrolling at Kenyon. Now she’s outsourcing her transfer search to mom, who is outsourcing it to internet anons.

I predict this will not go well.

Better off staying at Kenyon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She did none of her homework about the location or academic departments before enrolling at Kenyon. Now she’s outsourcing her transfer search to mom, who is outsourcing it to internet anons.

I predict this will not go well.

Better off staying at Kenyon.

I’m just looking for suggestions to bring to her. She didn’t ask for my input, but seems quite disillusioned from her first year. Not everything needs to be so cut and dry.

Also, yes, she messed up on location, because we toured and she thought she could handle it for four years, but things don’t always work out. My undergrad was in Williamstown, trust I wasn’t always happy about it, even if it was initially idyllic.

Lastly, Kenyon is known for its creative writing programs and alum, so that’s what attracted her. She gained an interest in history subsequently.

Why any of this had to be said, I don’t know, but it’s very telling of your character to go on the offense so brazenly.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t explain well initially, so let me clarify for future commenters.

She is not trying to run away from the LAC environment. She does very well in it and has received exceptional education from it. She also isn’t running away from being in a town, but being so far away from anything else that she can never escape. If Kenyon was in a suburb of Cincinnati, she’d likely be staying.

She doesn’t want New England cities, because you typically can never leave them and that’s not what she’s looking for. Colleges like Haverford and Bryn Mawr are great because they are SLACs that are not that far away from Philadelphia. It’s about having access to a city in moderation, not being a Barnard girl.

[Anonymous]

Reed, Puget Sound, Occidental, Pomona, Scripps, Emory, Brown, Tufts, BC, Duke, Georgetown, Haverford, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Richmond, Davidson, Macalester

[Anonymous]

I get that. We toured it. Daughter thought it was so so so small. Oh my!

Try Macalester. It’s in a nice area. City of St Paul. Lots to do

[Anonymous]

Is this for next year? The year after?

[Anonymous]

Northwestern
Brown
Columbia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern
Brown
Columbia

What a terrible recommendation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She did none of her homework about the location or academic departments before enrolling at Kenyon. Now she’s outsourcing her transfer search to mom, who is outsourcing it to internet anons.

I predict this will not go well.

Better off staying at Kenyon.

Yes, this all seems odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She did none of her homework about the location or academic departments before enrolling at Kenyon. Now she’s outsourcing her transfer search to mom, who is outsourcing it to internet anons.

I predict this will not go well.

Better off staying at Kenyon.

I’m just looking for suggestions to bring to her. She didn’t ask for my input, but seems quite disillusioned from her first year. Not everything needs to be so cut and dry.

Also, yes, she messed up on location, because we toured and she thought she could handle it for four years, but things don’t always work out. My undergrad was in Williamstown, trust I wasn’t always happy about it, even if it was initially idyllic.

Lastly, Kenyon is known for its creative writing programs and alum, so that’s what attracted her. She gained an interest in history subsequently.

Why any of this had to be said, I don’t know, but it’s very telling of your character to go on the offense so brazenly.

She hasn’t learned anything from her failure and neither have you.

Very telling of your character that you’re whining about people being mean to you rather than admitting your kid effed up and is on track to eff up again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She did none of her homework about the location or academic departments before enrolling at Kenyon. Now she’s outsourcing her transfer search to mom, who is outsourcing it to internet anons.

I predict this will not go well.

Better off staying at Kenyon.

I’m just looking for suggestions to bring to her. She didn’t ask for my input, but seems quite disillusioned from her first year. Not everything needs to be so cut and dry.

Also, yes, she messed up on location, because we toured and she thought she could handle it for four years, but things don’t always work out. My undergrad was in Williamstown, trust I wasn’t always happy about it, even if it was initially idyllic.

Lastly, Kenyon is known for its creative writing programs and alum, so that’s what attracted her. She gained an interest in history subsequently.

Why any of this had to be said, I don’t know, but it’s very telling of your character to go on the offense so brazenly.

She hasn’t learned anything from her failure and neither have you.

Very telling of your character that you’re whining about people being mean to you rather than admitting your kid effed up and is on track to eff up again.

My child is fine. You seem to be miserable at your own pathetic life however.

[Anonymous]

Bucknell offers a similar liberal arts education and has similar selectivity and rigor to Kenyon, but it's a larger school with more opportunities and better job prospects, including a strong pipeline to The Street.

[Anonymous]

Bucknell is near a prison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She did none of her homework about the location or academic departments before enrolling at Kenyon. Now she’s outsourcing her transfer search to mom, who is outsourcing it to internet anons.

I predict this will not go well.

Better off staying at Kenyon.

I’m just looking for suggestions to bring to her. She didn’t ask for my input, but seems quite disillusioned from her first year. Not everything needs to be so cut and dry.

Also, yes, she messed up on location, because we toured and she thought she could handle it for four years, but things don’t always work out. My undergrad was in Williamstown, trust I wasn’t always happy about it, even if it was initially idyllic.

Lastly, Kenyon is known for its creative writing programs and alum, so that’s what attracted her. She gained an interest in history subsequently.

Why any of this had to be said, I don’t know, but it’s very telling of your character to go on the offense so brazenly.

She hasn’t learned anything from her failure and neither have you.

Very telling of your character that you’re whining about people being mean to you rather than admitting your kid effed up and is on track to eff up again.

My child is fine. You seem to be miserable at your own pathetic life however.

Your child has failed to do her homework and is still failing but she’s fine… that’s why her mom is asking the internet for help, lmao.

Here’s a helpful hint for you - your kid is not going to upgrade via transfer. If she were the kind of student who could get into Pomona, she would already be there. You should really be looking at less selective schools than Kenyon, not more selective.