Tell us about Kenyon...

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

[Anonymous]

We visited Kenyon and all absolutely loved it. DC isn’t a senior yet but I’m routing for ED.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

So, you don't. That's really on you. You could afford UVA and are perhaps bitter that some people have other options. My own relatives had to attend UVA as their parents couldn't afford a T-10 school tuition. That's just life.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

So, you don't. That's really on you. You could afford UVA and are perhaps bitter that some people have other options. My own relatives had to attend UVA as their parents couldn't afford a T-10 school tuition. That's just life.

Excuse me? Kenyon isn't T-10. It's not even in the top 25 of LACs. So anyone who can afford both would be crazy to go with Kenyon. Your post makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

So, you don't. That's really on you. You could afford UVA and are perhaps bitter that some people have other options. My own relatives had to attend UVA as their parents couldn't afford a T-10 school tuition. That's just life.

Excuse me? Kenyon isn't T-10. It's not even in the top 25 of LACs. So anyone who can afford both would be crazy to go with Kenyon. Your post makes no sense.

Now you're getting defensive. Guess we hit your wallet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We visited Kenyon and all absolutely loved it. DC isn’t a senior yet but I’m routing for ED.

Meant rooting

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We visited Kenyon and all absolutely loved it. DC isn’t a senior yet but I’m routing for ED.

Meant rooting

DC ended up EDing somewhere else, but went back and forth between the two for a bit. Decided that Kenyon would be ED2. Is going to his ED, but says either would have been a good fit for him.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

So, you don't. That's really on you. You could afford UVA and are perhaps bitter that some people have other options. My own relatives had to attend UVA as their parents couldn't afford a T-10 school tuition. That's just life.

Excuse me? Kenyon isn't T-10. It's not even in the top 25 of LACs. So anyone who can afford both would be crazy to go with Kenyon. Your post makes no sense.

Now you're getting defensive. Guess we hit your wallet.

LOL. I had another kid go to a top ten LAC over William & Mary in state. Full pay. So you're barking up the wrong tree. But you sure have confirmed that Kenyon is a back up for rich kids, so there's that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The knock against Kenyon is that it is in the middle of nowhere.

That is actually its greatest strength and the true beauty of the place (breathtaking campus aside). If forces opposites to interact, and often attract.

It's there that jocks (a third of the student body are recruited athletes), eloquent hipster navel gazers (they have a reknowned writing program), and boarding school party kids all converge and...wait for it...talk, engage and even hook up cross-species...

I don't understand the middle of nowhere knock. Most SLACs are in the "middle of nowhere." That's part of the recipe.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

So, you don't. That's really on you. You could afford UVA and are perhaps bitter that some people have other options. My own relatives had to attend UVA as their parents couldn't afford a T-10 school tuition. That's just life.

Excuse me? Kenyon isn't T-10. It's not even in the top 25 of LACs. So anyone who can afford both would be crazy to go with Kenyon. Your post makes no sense.

Now you're getting defensive. Guess we hit your wallet.

LOL. I had another kid go to a top ten LAC over William & Mary in state. Full pay. So you're barking up the wrong tree. But you sure have confirmed that Kenyon is a back up for rich kids, so there's that.

Not really. Neither of my DCs are at Kenyon. Both are in T5 LACs. Full pay. Just humble enough to know that kids need a range of schools. You cleave onto the admit stats/ranks as if that is all you have in life and that's kind of sad, especially for someone at your age who should be looking forward not reliving the past.

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Anonymous wrote:The knock against Kenyon is that it is in the middle of nowhere.

That is actually its greatest strength and the true beauty of the place (breathtaking campus aside). If forces opposites to interact, and often attract.

It's there that jocks (a third of the student body are recruited athletes), eloquent hipster navel gazers (they have a reknowned writing program), and boarding school party kids all converge and...wait for it...talk, engage and even hook up cross-species...

I don't understand the middle of nowhere knock. Most SLACs are in the "middle of nowhere." That's part of the recipe.

There has been a trend towards kids wanting bigger schools in or or adjacent to cities, hence, why "middle of nowhere" seems to be a ding these days. Fortunately neither of my DCs minded, but can be hard as there are not a ton of midsize schools in/near cities with a range of admit rates.

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Anonymous wrote:So overrated. The very definition of a back up school for wealthy families with higher but unreachable aspirations.

I've recruited a number of Kenyon grads and that's not the vibe I get from them at all. In fact, I have yet to meet a Kenyon student, alum or parent who isn't completely over the moon about the school. If these people were ever disgruntled about having to "settle" for Kenyon, their actual experience at the school caused them to do a 180. And, yes, Kenyon grads do learn to write well.

One of our kids had a BFF who was a double UVA legacy who couldn't get into UVA in state and settled for Kenyon. Parents never got over it.

Sounds like this belongs in the UVA thread.

Nah, it's not that. Just further support for Kenyon being a back up school. With a 21 percent yield it's a first choice school for only 1 in 5 of its accepted applicants.

Ah, guessing that you are one of the UVA parents who hasn't gotten over it. Your poor DC.

LOL I said my kid's BFF. My own kid went to UVA. We weren't legacies. But let's not digress, ok? I'm just saying I don't understand the Kenyon appeal.

So, you don't. That's really on you. You could afford UVA and are perhaps bitter that some people have other options. My own relatives had to attend UVA as their parents couldn't afford a T-10 school tuition. That's just life.

Excuse me? Kenyon isn't T-10. It's not even in the top 25 of LACs. So anyone who can afford both would be crazy to go with Kenyon. Your post makes no sense.

Now you're getting defensive. Guess we hit your wallet.

LOL. I had another kid go to a top ten LAC over William & Mary in state. Full pay. So you're barking up the wrong tree. But you sure have confirmed that Kenyon is a back up for rich kids, so there's that.

Not really. Neither of my DCs are at Kenyon. Both are in T5 LACs. Full pay. Just humble enough to know that kids need a range of schools. You cleave onto the admit stats/ranks as if that is all you have in life and that's kind of sad, especially for someone at your age who should be looking forward not reliving the past.

If you're kids are already in college and not at Kenyon, why are you on this thread then? Look in the mirror, sister. And, again, I bet I'm no older than half the women here.

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Anonymous wrote:The knock against Kenyon is that it is in the middle of nowhere.

That is actually its greatest strength and the true beauty of the place (breathtaking campus aside). If forces opposites to interact, and often attract.

It's there that jocks (a third of the student body are recruited athletes), eloquent hipster navel gazers (they have a reknowned writing program), and boarding school party kids all converge and...wait for it...talk, engage and even hook up cross-species...

I don't understand the middle of nowhere knock. Most SLACs are in the "middle of nowhere." That's part of the recipe.

There has been a trend towards kids wanting bigger schools in or or adjacent to cities, hence, why "middle of nowhere" seems to be a ding these days. Fortunately neither of my DCs minded, but can be hard as there are not a ton of midsize schools in/near cities with a range of admit rates.

Some experts are saying the pendulum is swinging back toward rural thanks in part to pandemic. At our Hs alone, while not LACs or particularly isolated, applications to Uvm and Umass Amherst have doubled this year. The parents are of the Dead Poet Society generation, too.

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Anonymous wrote:The knock against Kenyon is that it is in the middle of nowhere.

That is actually its greatest strength and the true beauty of the place (breathtaking campus aside). If forces opposites to interact, and often attract.

It's there that jocks (a third of the student body are recruited athletes), eloquent hipster navel gazers (they have a reknowned writing program), and boarding school party kids all converge and...wait for it...talk, engage and even hook up cross-species...

I don't understand the middle of nowhere knock. Most SLACs are in the "middle of nowhere." That's part of the recipe.

There has been a trend towards kids wanting bigger schools in or or adjacent to cities, hence, why "middle of nowhere" seems to be a ding these days. Fortunately neither of my DCs minded, but can be hard as there are not a ton of midsize schools in/near cities with a range of admit rates.

Some experts are saying the pendulum is swinging back toward rural thanks in part to pandemic. At our Hs alone, while not LACs or particularly isolated, applications to Uvm and Umass Amherst have doubled this year. The parents are of the Dead Poet Society generation, too.

Plus some kids losing interest in going to Red states.