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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD is a writer and plans to major in creative writing and it's at the top of her list. We are planning to visit during Junior Visit Day in April and I'm hoping the location isn't an issue for her. She's pretty chill but also loves big cities. For parents who have children at Kenyon, can you share more about the social scene? She's much more into small groups, creative hang outs and  theater than drinking and big parties. Does that sound like Kenyon? Do most students have cars or is the action all on campus so they don't need one. TIA for insight.[/quote]

Yep. Sounds like Kenyon. But beware that there's not much of a middle ground: it's either perpetual drinking or low-key, alcohol-free hanging out with mostly religious kids. Tougher to find something in between.[/quote]

You had me until you said "religious kids".  She's totally fine with low-key and alcohol-free but I'm not sure about that last part.  She's not against religion, mind you, but she's not what I would describe as religious at all.  Good to know.[/quote]

Yes, it draws a lot of students from rural communities, and with that comes religion. Students and faculty at Kenyon lean more on the conservative side, not to say the full spectrum isn't represented there. But it's pretty staid, compared to Oberlin. As an avowed leftie, I found the climate at Kenyon intriguing, and preferable to being surrounded by like-minded people. But I was hard-pressed to find anyone who just wanted to have a few beers and watch a movie on Friday nights.[/quote]

Hmm I am a Kenyonite and had quite a wide spectrum of acquaintance while there, from religious drama majors and druggy philosophy types, to workaholic swimmers. Kenyon is kind of a do it yourself place. It is a good place for a one-off person who already has their own ideas. It is small and tons of students go abroad in junior year, so you can immediately involve yourself in any activity or scene, and if you stick around, you can be a leader senior year. I was there because I am a writing and reading studious, people watching type and just loved it. If you take the more challenging classes, you can really get deeply into your studies and have the work loaded on heavily. Or you can scale it back a bit, and go somewhat more relaxed social road. Yet since it is out in the country, somehow there was still time to hang out drinking tea during extendo lunch, procrastinating even if you are intense.

My sibling went to Oberlin so I was exposed to both cultures, and Kenyon was umm more sane imo.[/quote]

Thanks for this.  I was the PP who asked for my daughter who is a writer.  This sounds very much like her kind of scene.  She definitely plans to go abroad for a semester or, more likely, a year so I'm glad to hear that this is a big part of the culture. We are looking forward to visiting Kenyon in April![/quote]

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