Tell us about Kenyon...

[Anonymous]

Never heard of it

[Anonymous]

Spouse and I are grads...

- Kenyon is a solid "B" school charging "A-" tuition.
- Halcyon campus.
- Mixed name reputation. Returning to DC after graduation, I was disappointed by how many people gave me blank stares. That was a few decades ago, however.
- Re finance careers, I am aware of bankers, portfolio managers and even a Carlyle Group money man from my year, but it's not as easy a swim as it would be from an IVY or tier-1 NE SLAS. Def major in Econ and get NYC internships.
- Graduates with a good attitude and good connections can pretty much accomplish whatever they set out to do. Even write "Seabiscuit". Helpful if a classmate's parent helps open doors (I saw that several times)
- Desperate for more black students, but so are higher status schools in locations that are more appealing to them
- Enough about E.L. Doctorow, Olof Palme, R.B Hayes, Paul Newman, and Allison Janney. Endlessly rehashing them reminds us that the best schools have hundreds of famous alums, not five. (OK, there are more than five, but still...)
- At nearly $300k, I don't think the value prop is there for most humanities majors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if this has already been done. The Kenyon threads ones I saw were asking for specific compare/contrasts with specific other schools. Started this Kenyon-only thread as my DC is only looking at one school in Ohio, and this is it. DC is not artsy, though is musical, but fits more into the preppy, athletic (DC is a recruit), work hard/party hard mode, but is despite that, a really sweet kid. DC eventually wants to work in NYC in finance. That last fact is my only hesitation, as I'm not sure whether Kenyon has the name recognition or alum network in that area. Otherwise, stunning campus, strong student body, quality of education...leave little doubt in my/DH's mind that Kenyon is a great fit.

What do you think? Any alums out there who can share experiences. Any parents out there with kids currently or recently attending?

TIA!

No one outside DC or Ohio cares or even knows about Kenyon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spouse and I are grads...

- Kenyon is a solid "B" school charging "A-" tuition.
- Halcyon campus.
- Mixed name reputation. Returning to DC after graduation, I was disappointed by how many people gave me blank stares. That was a few decades ago, however.
- Re finance careers, I am aware of bankers, portfolio managers and even a Carlyle Group money man from my year, but it's not as easy a swim as it would be from an IVY or tier-1 NE SLAS. Def major in Econ and get NYC internships.
- Graduates with a good attitude and good connections can pretty much accomplish whatever they set out to do. Even write "Seabiscuit". Helpful if a classmate's parent helps open doors (I saw that several times)
- Desperate for more black students, but so are higher status schools in locations that are more appealing to them
- Enough about E.L. Doctorow, Olof Palme, R.B Hayes, Paul Newman, and Allison Janney. Endlessly rehashing them reminds us that the best schools have hundreds of famous alums, not five. (OK, there are more than five, but still...)
- At nearly $300k, I don't think the value prop is there for most humanities majors

Ok. Thanks for your sharing your helpful input from 30 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if this has already been done. The Kenyon threads ones I saw were asking for specific compare/contrasts with specific other schools. Started this Kenyon-only thread as my DC is only looking at one school in Ohio, and this is it. DC is not artsy, though is musical, but fits more into the preppy, athletic (DC is a recruit), work hard/party hard mode, but is despite that, a really sweet kid. DC eventually wants to work in NYC in finance. That last fact is my only hesitation, as I'm not sure whether Kenyon has the name recognition or alum network in that area. Otherwise, stunning campus, strong student body, quality of education...leave little doubt in my/DH's mind that Kenyon is a great fit.

What do you think? Any alums out there who can share experiences. Any parents out there with kids currently or recently attending?

TIA!

No one outside DC or Ohio cares or even knows about Kenyon.

You could probably say that for the majority of small liberal arts colleges. Trust me - I'd never heard of Bowdoin, Bates, or Colby, for example - top 10 liberal arts colleges - before my daughter started the college application process. For the most part, people really don't know much about colleges outside of the ivies and the state schools and some other mid size privates like Wash U and Emory. If you're looking for wide name recognition, those types of schools are your best bets, not a small liberal arts college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think of Kenyon as a big school for finance. can you get a list of firms that recruit there? Williams sounds like a better fit for your kid if he can get in.

KENYON IS NOT A FEEDER TO WALL STREET!!! CAN'T IMAGINE A WORSE IDEA THAN GOING TO KENYON THINKING IT WILL GET YOU INTO FINANCE. PLEASE STOP!

[Anonymous]

The simmering virtual of certain recent posts against Kenyon is odd. It’s an awesome excellent liberal arts school. A large percentage of grads go on to grad and professional school. The alum network is very enthusiastic. If you are serious about pursuing a liberal arts education, you should explore it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The simmering virtual of certain recent posts against Kenyon is odd. It’s an awesome excellent liberal arts school. A large percentage of grads go on to grad and professional school. The alum network is very enthusiastic. If you are serious about pursuing a liberal arts education, you should explore it.

This. You can certainly begin a path to Wall Street at Kenyon, but you’ll also get an excellent, well-rounded education. You’ll become a much improved writer, thinker. Wall Street could use a few more people like that.

[Anonymous]

David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech from 2005 gave Kenyon greater visibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech from 2005 gave Kenyon greater visibility.

Really? I've heard his commencement speech and still had no clue where/what Kenyon was, nor have I seen anything referencing it (i.e. sweatshirts, window stickers, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech from 2005 gave Kenyon greater visibility.

Really? I've heard his commencement speech and still had no clue where/what Kenyon was, nor have I seen anything referencing it (i.e. sweatshirts, window stickers, etc).

Sorry for your loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech from 2005 gave Kenyon greater visibility.

Really? I've heard his commencement speech and still had no clue where/what Kenyon was, nor have I seen anything referencing it (i.e. sweatshirts, window stickers, etc).

Kenyon is a small liberal arts college in the middle of Ohio that draws students from all over the country and the world. I don't know why you'd expect to see much in the way of Kenyon paraphernalia in the DMV. Is that what you base a college's prestige on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech from 2005 gave Kenyon greater visibility.

Really? I've heard his commencement speech and still had no clue where/what Kenyon was, nor have I seen anything referencing it (i.e. sweatshirts, window stickers, etc).

Kenyon is a small liberal arts college in the middle of Ohio that draws students from all over the country and the world. I don't know why you'd expect to see much in the way of Kenyon paraphernalia in the DMV. Is that what you base a college's prestige on?

Well, we were talking about name recognition. Coincidentally, that often coincides with prestige with few exceptions.

[Anonymous]

It’s going to be a mighty struggle for all but the top 25 or 30 slacs to survive in a post-pandemic world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech from 2005 gave Kenyon greater visibility.

Really? I've heard his commencement speech and still had no clue where/what Kenyon was, nor have I seen anything referencing it (i.e. sweatshirts, window stickers, etc).

Kenyon is a small liberal arts college in the middle of Ohio that draws students from all over the country and the world. I don't know why you'd expect to see much in the way of Kenyon paraphernalia in the DMV. Is that what you base a college's prestige on?

34% acceptance rate. It's no Williams...