Sewanee or Kenyon

[Anonymous]

It's come down to Sewanee or Kenyon for ED for my DD. Solid student, but hardly brainy. Preppy, but gets along well with everyone. Athletic. We aren't swimming in money, but comfortably upper-middle class. DD is not sure what she wants to major in, but may want to go to business school one day. I like both for her, and want her to be happy, but also want to make sure she goes to a place where she can be gainfully employed soon after graduation, and am slightly concerned that neither has the alumni network established in the NE/Midatlantic.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure there are core alumni groups for both colleges in the DC area. Sewanee has a business minor program that is fairly popular for liberal arts types who want to have some business skills by graduation. Kenyon may have a similar program, but I don't know about it. Both schools have strong liberal arts traditions. The DC pipeline to Sewanee has been growing over the last 5-10 years. Sewanee has been locking in tuition, room and board for each class for the last few years, meaning that you won't see an increase during the four year period.

[Anonymous]

PaleoCon here. I did not start this thread, but I'm applying to Sewanee ED!

[Anonymous]

Pick the one that's ranked higher by US News: Kenyon.

[Anonymous]

Dollars to donuts both of the posts immediately above were made by the same troll.

[Anonymous]

What is your budget?

Are you applying for FA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dollars to donuts both of the posts immediately above were made by the same troll.

PaleoCon here. I'm telling you, I did NOT start this thread. I occasionally browse this forum, and I saw Sewanee mentioned, so just wanted to let yall know I'm applying there. Again, I did not start the thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PaleoCon here. I did not start this thread, but I'm applying to Sewanee ED!

Are you at a private school now?

[Anonymous]

Kenyon definitely has a strong alumni program in DC!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kenyon definitely has a strong alumni program in DC!!!

Assume you went there. Can you point to anything else supporting the assertion. Do not doubt it. But wondered if you could drill down more.

[Anonymous]

Kenyon is known for its English Deparment and is a good, but not great, school. I know nothing about the other place. Liberal arts colleges, in general, just aren't that popular anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kenyon definitely has a strong alumni program in DC!!!

Assume you went there. Can you point to anything else supporting the assertion. Do not doubt it. But wondered if you could drill down more.

Np. Drill down via Google.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PaleoCon here. I did not start this thread, but I'm applying to Sewanee ED!

Are you at a private school now?

Paleocon here.
I'm a senior now. I've been in private school all through high school. If you look at my previous threads, I looked into a lot of schools. Here's where I'm applying.
Sewanee (ED)
Patrick Henry (EA)
Hampden-Sydney (EA)
New St. Andrews (EA)
I've visited all of these places, and it took me a while to make a decision on my top choice. Here are the factors that convinced me to apply to Sewanee.
1. The size and feel of the campus: Sewanee has everything I want. It's small, fairly preppy, and in an isolated location. I'll get a lot of individual attention from my professors, and get to know my fellow students very well. When I visited, I saw many guys dressed in coats and ties, poles, etc. The other good thing about attending a place like Sewanee is that I'll meet and get to know people who aren’t like me, and who disagree with me. Not everyone there is preppy, and there are many organizations on the campus that make me cringe (several ethnic student unions, LGBT clubs, a club for Democratic Socialists, etc.) But this is the way our society is today, so I'll have to deal with it sooner or later, attending a place like Sewanee will give me a good opportunity to examine my Far-Right views, and it will give other students the opportunity to interact with a true conservative. If I attend a place like Patrick Henry, everyone will agree with me on most things, and that's no fun. Maybe I'll start a Christian Nationalists club at Sewanee. There are a few conservative professors there (who I've been in contact with) Sewanee also has a really nice campus with a lot gothic architecture.
2. Reputation: Sewanee is by far the best school on my list. I think it was ranked 45 in USNWR this year for national LACs. If I go to a place like PHC or NSA, it' might make things tougher for me when I apply to grad school.
Those are the 2 big factors in my decision. Sewanee has everything I want (great reputation, strong academics, small, preppy, good number of conservative students, and a really nice campus)
I think I have pretty good shot ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PaleoCon here. I did not start this thread, but I'm applying to Sewanee ED!

Are you at a private school now?

Paleocon here.
I'm a senior now. I've been in private school all through high school. If you look at my previous threads, I looked into a lot of schools. Here's where I'm applying.
Sewanee (ED)
Patrick Henry (EA)
Hampden-Sydney (EA)
New St. Andrews (EA)
I've visited all of these places, and it took me a while to make a decision on my top choice. Here are the factors that convinced me to apply to Sewanee.
1. The size and feel of the campus: Sewanee has everything I want. It's small, fairly preppy, and in an isolated location. I'll get a lot of individual attention from my professors, and get to know my fellow students very well. When I visited, I saw many guys dressed in coats and ties, poles, etc. The other good thing about attending a place like Sewanee is that I'll meet and get to know people who aren’t like me, and who disagree with me. Not everyone there is preppy, and there are many organizations on the campus that make me cringe (several ethnic student unions, LGBT clubs, a club for Democratic Socialists, etc.) But this is the way our society is today, so I'll have to deal with it sooner or later, attending a place like Sewanee will give me a good opportunity to examine my Far-Right views, and it will give other students the opportunity to interact with a true conservative. If I attend a place like Patrick Henry, everyone will agree with me on most things, and that's no fun. Maybe I'll start a Christian Nationalists club at Sewanee. There are a few conservative professors there (who I've been in contact with) Sewanee also has a really nice campus with a lot gothic architecture.
2. Reputation: Sewanee is by far the best school on my list. I think it was ranked 45 in USNWR this year for national LACs. If I go to a place like PHC or NSA, it' might make things tougher for me when I apply to grad school.
Those are the 2 big factors in my decision. Sewanee has everything I want (great reputation, strong academics, small, preppy, good number of conservative students, and a really nice campus)
I think I have pretty good shot ED.

That makes a lot of sense. Best of luck to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PaleoCon here. I did not start this thread, but I'm applying to Sewanee ED!

Are you at a private school now?

Paleocon here.
I'm a senior now. I've been in private school all through high school. If you look at my previous threads, I looked into a lot of schools. Here's where I'm applying.
Sewanee (ED)
Patrick Henry (EA)
Hampden-Sydney (EA)
New St. Andrews (EA)
I've visited all of these places, and it took me a while to make a decision on my top choice. Here are the factors that convinced me to apply to Sewanee.
1. The size and feel of the campus: Sewanee has everything I want. It's small, fairly preppy, and in an isolated location. I'll get a lot of individual attention from my professors, and get to know my fellow students very well. When I visited, I saw many guys dressed in coats and ties, poles, etc. The other good thing about attending a place like Sewanee is that I'll meet and get to know people who aren’t like me, and who disagree with me. Not everyone there is preppy, and there are many organizations on the campus that make me cringe (several ethnic student unions, LGBT clubs, a club for Democratic Socialists, etc.) But this is the way our society is today, so I'll have to deal with it sooner or later, attending a place like Sewanee will give me a good opportunity to examine my Far-Right views, and it will give other students the opportunity to interact with a true conservative. If I attend a place like Patrick Henry, everyone will agree with me on most things, and that's no fun. Maybe I'll start a Christian Nationalists club at Sewanee. There are a few conservative professors there (who I've been in contact with) Sewanee also has a really nice campus with a lot gothic architecture.
2. Reputation: Sewanee is by far the best school on my list. I think it was ranked 45 in USNWR this year for national LACs. If I go to a place like PHC or NSA, it' might make things tougher for me when I apply to grad school.
Those are the 2 big factors in my decision. Sewanee has everything I want (great reputation, strong academics, small, preppy, good number of conservative students, and a really nice campus)
I think I have pretty good shot ED.

What does that mean?