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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems to have better name recognition.[/quote]

AD at Kenyon has worked hard to develop relationships with private school ADs.  Kids from GDS, Sidwell and Maret send grads there every year.  Even a few from the "more conservative" privates like Landon, Prep and STA/NCS feed there.

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I agree. But Kenyon also seems to like the kids at the MoCo publics.  [/quote]

My Landon alum loves Kenyon. Yes, the Bethesda Chevy Chase area both from private schools like Prep, STA/NCS, Sidwell are well represented as is BCC, Whitman etc.  Most are recruited athletes I’ve observed and/or top one percenter families.[/quote]

From Landon to Kenyon.  The definition of overrated second tier to overrated second tier.  I mean, if you have money to burn why not I guess . . . [/quote]

Those are the kinds of thoughts I have when thinking about EL Doctorow, Allison Janney, Paul Newman, William Rehnquist, etc.[/quote]

Oh please.  Any college has a handful of well known graduates.  Doesn’t mean anything.  [/quote]

So if any college has a handful, then they all must be doing something right.

What I just don't get - why does this matter to you? If you are able to live a life free of the second tier, then why do you even post in a thread about Kenyon (or any similar school in your eyes)? Sadly you live a first tier life devoid of grace. Did you also teach your DCs to punch down?

Sincerely,
Ivy grad married to Ivy grad with DCs @ top LACs [/quote]

I limit my scorn to expensive second tier.  Otherwise I’m fine with it.  I can’t stand parents with money who will do whatever they can to limit their kids’ exposure to the real world because they think they’re too good for it, when clearly they’re not or they’d be going to first tier.  That’s what schools like Landon and Kenyon are designed for.

Just my opinion.

- somewhat with a lot of money who sent theirs kids to public schools and state colleges [/quote]

but why? why does this matter to you? if you care about something like this, why not get involved in programs promoting college access or something similarly constructive then punching down.

and how DYK that is what all these parents are doing? one of my closest friends has a kid enrolling at Kenyon. this friend is very involved in equity work (and not the private kind) as was the DC at their school. Kenyon ended up being a good fit for a kid who might have struggled in a university setting. Not every state offers a public college like W+M. And not every kid can get in there.

Yes, there are probably some who want to limit their kids' exposure, but it is certainly not everyone. [/quote]

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