Liberal Arts Schools in Ohio

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Preppy private school kid. Kenyon or Denison?

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I'd check out Wittenberg. I believe roughly 1/4-1/3 of students are Greek. It also has a good reputation with graduate schools and employers in this area.

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Anonymous wrote:Preppy private school kid. Kenyon or Denison?

Either. IMO the key differences between these schools are location (Kenyon more remote, Denison closer to Columbus) and Kenyon has a number of alumni who've gone on to great success in the arts. Likelihood of merit aid is probably greater at Denison.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend's DD goes to Oberlin and her son go to Wooster. Wooster is known for it's requirement of a capstone written research project, like a senior thesis. My DD is looking at Ohio Wesleyan as a safety school. She liked the small and friendly vibe of OWU, although thought it might be just a bit too middle of the road for her tastes.

OWU has a great Honors Program and gives very generous merit aid.

Thank you, PP. I will pass this along to my daughter.

It also has interesting, fun housing options, including Honors housing for those who want it.

If she is invited to the Honors program, she can go to an invitation-only overnight/visit and attend classes.

My DD is at Wooster, came very close to choosing OWU. We were very impressed.

We liked Wooster also, and DC received a large merit award from them.

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Just saying OP, as an Ohioan, you "did us proud" showcasing some of our great OH schools. Please don't hold it against us if the awful Donald Trump takes OH. I hope not!

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Epicenter not epitome.

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Anonymous wrote:Oberlin is very liberal, progressive, artsy/hipster. Lena Dunham went there, FYI. She gives you a good insight into the Oberlin students (for better or for worse).

Kenyon is a solid school. Preppy vibe on the outside, more diversity than you'd imagine on the inside. Still quite white, dominated by East Coast private school grads and UMC midwestern private/public school grads. Has its fair share of students genuinely interested in academia.

Denison is a step down from Kenyon. Ohio Wesleyan is a step down from Denison. Kenyon-Denison-OW have more similar than dissimilar student vibes.

Anonymous wrote:Now that my DD's college search is in full swing, I'm suprised that there are so many great offerings in Ohio. Yes, I'm an East Coast elitist snob, but certainly learning the error of my ways. For those in the know, please let me know of your impressions of Oberlin, Kenyon, Denison, Wooster, Ohio Wesleyan...did I miss any? Is there a stereotypical student at each one?

Very helpful. Thanks. What is "UMC"?

Enough reason to strike it off the list.

but those are the people who fill most of the selective schools... good luck striking it off the list.

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Anonymous wrote:So I just got back from the last college visit with DD and after 13 school visits she is thinking of applying to Oberlin ED. The funny thing is that it's the one school she visited solo on their regional fly-in weekend so I have no opinion, which is fine but I'm still curious. If you have students at Oberlin or went there yourself I would love more input. She is a theater girl who is also a writer and from what I know the vibe makes sense. Anyone choose Oberlin and have regrets? Or the opposite, loved it more than expected? TIA

She should fit in there well. I grew up in NE Ohio and was a theatre kid. Almost went to Oberlin, but decided it was too close to home. Great school!

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose Denison after applying to a number of Ohio schools, among others. DC is very happy there and from a parent's point of view, so have I. FWIW, I was very impressed with all of them and would have been happy had DC chosen any one.

Bonus: The drive to Ohio is pretty easy albeit boring. No contending with the horrors of 95!

My son loved Dension, but DH worried about name recognition back east.

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My son loved Dension, but DH worried about name recognition back east.

Denison is reasonably well known. Many alums along the east coast, especially in NYC and even in DC. Traditionally Denison was a popular school for low performing east coast preps but many of them got their act together and did well in life, so there's a respectable alumni network. I gather Denison has improved its game in recent years.

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There's also Otterbein college in ohio.

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Those of us from OH were always surprised about how many east coast kids came to OH for college...especially from NY and NJ.

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Anonymous wrote:Those of us from OH were always surprised about how many east coast kids came to OH for college...especially from NY and NJ.

My DC is at Wooster and loves it. He loves the academic rigor, small classes, easy access to professors, and the Midwest vibe that is so different from this metro DC area. The career center is extremely helpful and proactive.

He got a large merit award, which sealed the decision since we cannot pay full freight.

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Anonymous wrote:Those of us from OH were always surprised about how many east coast kids came to OH for college...especially from NY and NJ.

My DC is at Wooster and loves it. He loves the academic rigor, small classes, easy access to professors, and the Midwest vibe that is so different from this metro DC area. The career center is extremely helpful and proactive.

He got a large merit award, which sealed the decision since we cannot pay full freight.

My daughter will be heading to Oberlin next fall but she actually loved all of her Ohio school visits (Kenyon and Denison). Oberlin also gave her a nice merit scholarship, which was just icing on the cake for a school that already fit her very well.

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Also Otterbein, which bills itself as a liberal arts college even though it has a small graduate program. It's basically in Columbus.