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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My honest opinion:

If your kid did not go to a private prep school, then Kenyon might be of interest;

If your kid went to a private prep school and targets Kenyon, your kid is an a-hole.[/quote]

Why? Would this comment relate to all LACs? [/quote]

Okay. so my comment is a bit extreme. I apologize, but I do not retract my statement that you read.

Elite LACs like Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Pomona, CMC, Middlebury, W&L, Davidson, Barnard, Hamilton, Grinnell, Colby, Vassar, and many others offer great academics and an opportunity to grow. Kenyon is improving because it has expanded from 1,600 students to almost 1,900 students. Unfortunately, Kenyon had an immature attitude of superiority and privilege that was fostered by the admissions dept. Not sure if the admissions head is still the same. It was a woman who displayed little to no respect for Kenyon alumni & thought that she was special because someone at the New ork Times liked her. That attitude permeated the entire campus for at least a decade--and may still be prevalent.

Kenyon has a beautiful campus & decent to strong academics, but it is not in the league of a top National University or of a top 20 LAC.

I know Kenyon well. And I know a few of Kenyon's top supporters. Kenyon does not appreciate these folks--even though all are alums and long-term diehard supporters. I have never experienced anything like the arrogance of Kenyon's head of admissions (maybe former head of admissions). I have not kept up since they dissed a well respected alum who is a lifetime prep school teacher, coach, and administrator. Regardless, the school is still small, isolated, full of preppy type privileged students, and revolves around alcohol & pot, etc. [/quote]

Hmm. Size wise Kenyon is really no different from these other schools. Maybe a few are a little larger. You can argue the academics are weaker I guess, but most of what you write here seems to be soaked in very specific personal grievances which you are projecting onto a community of thousands of people over many years. It’s hard for me to imagine how an admissions department can foster “an immature attitude of superiority and privilege” even if it tried. 
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Clearly, you are unfamiliar with Kenyon.[/quote]

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