Reply to Tell us about Kenyon...

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Tell us about Kenyon..."

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC will probably ED, though keeps going back/forth with Carlton/Grinnell. 34 ACT and 3.6 GPA (no AP/honors classes @ school) - GPA on upward trajectory after a difficult first semester of HS. Good ECs, full pay. A long shot, but his counselor thinks he has a good shot.

While not interested in CS, does give DC pause. Have tried to explain that would matter if DC wanted to go into that field. DH, who attended a top LAC, perceives Kenyon with better name recognition, says he never heard of Grinnell until last few months. [/quote]

Grinnell and Carleton are definitely better known and regarded than Kenyon. But Kenyon is a good school. I think your DH is wrong. [/quote]

I don't think this is a "right or wrong" scenario. DH simply hadn't heard of Grinnell...and DH grew up in the Midwest. The comment is based on perception.

If DC wants to one and done, he probably has a better chance at Kenyon. [/quote]

Well that’s settles it.  The husband of an anonymous poster from the Midwest who went to a liberal arts college says he never heard of Grinnell but heard of Kenyon so Kenyon must be better know.  Got it.

Eye roll. [/quote]

That's really not what I wrote, but you do you. [/quote]

That’s exactly what you said, and I get why your husband would think that way.  Kenyon attracts elite liberal arts college rejects.  Grinnell attracts a different kind of apppicant.   [/quote]

"The husband of an anonymous poster from Midwest" - where did you get any of that?

I didn't say DH's opinion was definitive - just what his [i]perception[/i] is as a graduate of what has been the #1 liberal arts college in the US multiple times over the last decade (maybe more). He has hired, or had people hire, a lot of people over the last two decades. While he knew about Carleton and Kenyon, Grinnell hadn't pierced his radar. FWIW, I had mentioned the various rankings of the schools in which DC is interested, so now DH is aware though doesn't seem to care as it is ultimately DC's choice. His college counselor thinks DC has a shot at both Grinnell and Kenyon, but we think he is going with the "elite liberal arts college rejects."

IDKYIRL, but the vibe here is neither compassionate nor kind. [/quote]

Well, if he's a graduate of Williams and has never heard of Grinnell then he's an idiot.  [/quote]

Grinnell isn't very well known. It's got a big endorsement and has gotten better by throwing around merit aid.   But it still isn't well known nationally.   And Iowa,  especially as it has turned hard to the right,  isn't where most kids want to be.  Kenyon is at least closer to civilization, even if also in a rural area.   And definitely mote people know it.[/quote]

Yea Grinnell is a Johnny come lately college.  That’s why it was ranked as a top ten liberal arts college by US News in its first edition nearly 40 years ago.  And yea, nobody wants to go to college in Iowa now that it’s turned to the right, and that’s why Grinnell was overwhelmed with applications last year and had an acceptance rate of barely 10 percent.

Idiot. [/quote]

LOL, that's not me you are replying to, but you continue to do you. Provincial or blinkered in this instance may be more appropriate to refer to my DH, but not idiot. Fairly certain your CV next to his would be found to be utterly lacking. [/quote]

Lol now you’re bragging about your husband’s CV.  How 1950s of you!  [/quote]

You called him an idiot, so consider it answered. [/quote]

TBH, not PP, but have been living and working in DC for 30+ years and have yet to meet anyone who went to Grinnell or sent their kids there.  i know it is in the top 20 for USNWR, but honestly never met anyone who went there (and like lots of others on here, spend most of my days around people who went to highly ranked colleges).[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics