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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oberlin and Kenyon are amazing schools. Ohio sucks for sure and the atmosphere off campus is probably way too closed-minded and conservative for most students (and parents).

However, Kenton's writing program is great and the swim team is often the best in D3. Even swimmers like my son who could swim at a D1 program are eager to see Kenyon because of how much everyone talks about it.

We actually had an admissions rep from a competing NE school tell us how great Kenyon was and my son should consider it because the swim program was so good.
Went to another competitive LAC in PA and yet another admissions person said that Kenyon was what they aspire to be like in many ways.

I know kids with great ECs, 1580 SATs and 4.0 unweighted GPAs who were rejected from Kenyon. It's pretty popular despite being in Ohio.
Once kids are on campus, the surrounding area doesn't affect them much.
Colgate and Hamilton are great schools but they are about as far as Kenyon and Oberlin and the weather and surrounding area are just as bad.

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“Ohio sucks for sure” and “despite being in Ohio …”  Do you paint every state with this broad a brush?  [/quote]

Just the red states. Lack of intelligence and morality among a good portion of the population is an important consideration.

Many parents have told me their kids refuse to look at colleges in red states. My son’s friend (a female) said she thinks the college process is harder for girls because there are so many states now where she can’t get healthcare. It’s a real issue.

My kid isn’t discounting Ohio schools entirely but knows he might spend more time on campus than if he went to a school in a more open-minded area. He’s gay and not white. Don’t pretend Republicans care about his well being.  [/quote]

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