Tell me about Kenyon College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ironic!

Kenyon is a top 10 hipster school popular among those from the non-athletic DC private schools.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/unigo/top-10-hipster-colleges_b_1861977.html

[Anonymous]

Does anyone from a lower SES background attend these SLACS? Seriously, EVERYONE I know who attended a SLAC was from an upper middle class background or better. Talk about isolation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone from a lower SES background attend these SLACS? Seriously, EVERYONE I know who attended a SLAC was from an upper middle class background or better. Talk about isolation.

Well, I am poor and from the south and I never ever heard of SLACs until I was an adult living in DC.

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon,

I work in the admissions office at Kenyon and wanted to address a few posts made here:

-Kenyon is indeed rural and we know it is not for every student. With this said, it is an incredibly vibrant place to go to school (and work). Most of our students come from urban/suburban areas and they take a lot of ownership over their experience and education. Our retention rate this past year was 97%, so we have lots of happy students on campus!
-This incoming class was our most diverse ever with record numbers of first-generation students and students of color. It was also one of the most socioeconomically diverse classes ever.

If you have any specific questions, I suggest that you reach out to the Admissions Office (or schedule a visit to Gambier!): [e-mail]

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good afternoon,

I work in the admissions office at Kenyon and wanted to address a few posts made here:

-Kenyon is indeed rural and we know it is not for every student. With this said, it is an incredibly vibrant place to go to school (and work). Most of our students come from urban/suburban areas and they take a lot of ownership over their experience and education. Our retention rate this past year was 97%, so we have lots of happy students on campus!
-This incoming class was our most diverse ever with record numbers of first-generation students and students of color. It was also one of the most socioeconomically diverse classes ever.

If you have any specific questions, I suggest that you reach out to the Admissions Office (or schedule a visit to Gambier!): [e-mail]

Thanks!

Thanks for injecting some sanity into this message board. Curious as to how you found a DC area message board?

[Anonymous]

NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone from a lower SES background attend these SLACS? Seriously, EVERYONE I know who attended a SLAC was from an upper middle class background or better. Talk about isolation.

I did! Many of them offer really good merit and need-based aid. Denison gave me a very generous package. Kenyon did too, but Denison was a better fit for me personally. Maybe it's more a function of your social group?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

I don't think this is true. I just did a search and DCUM didn't show up on the first few pages of results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

How could someone who preferred an urban setting end up at Kenyon? What kind of college tours/investigation did she undertake? There are some things that are difficult to know about a school, but being surprised by a school's location is unfathomable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

How could someone who preferred an urban setting end up at Kenyon? What kind of college tours/investigation did she undertake? There are some things that are difficult to know about a school, but being surprised by a school's location is unfathomable.

Estimated research time: 30 seconds https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kenyon+College/@40.3044611,-82.3471438,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3cb11c82abc36eef

[Anonymous]

Wow, that school really is in the "middle" of no where.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, that school really is in the "middle" of no where.

Stunning how some people still don't know how to use google maps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

How do you define "meaningful civilization"? Traffic lights? 8-lane roads? Strip malls? Outback-Cheesecake-PF Chang's-PotteryBarn-Generica? If that's your definition, then it's not. However, if meaningful civilization is drama, music, cultural offerings, an intellectual community, then Kenyon is it. And it's got one of the most beautiful campuses around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

How do you define "meaningful civilization"? Traffic lights? 8-lane roads? Strip malls? Outback-Cheesecake-PF Chang's-PotteryBarn-Generica? If that's your definition, then it's not. However, if meaningful civilization is drama, music, cultural offerings, an intellectual community, then Kenyon is it. And it's got one of the most beautiful campuses around.

Sanitized lily white college campuses are NOT exemplars of "meaningful civilization."