Anonymous
Post 10/04/2021 13:24     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:As long as this old post has come back to life, any suggestions for other schools to look at for a kid who liked Kenyon? Just a nice, studious kid who liked the small and seemingly supportive atmosphere.


Grinnell
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2021 13:22     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:As long as this old post has come back to life, any suggestions for other schools to look at for a kid who liked Kenyon? Just a nice, studious kid who liked the small and seemingly supportive atmosphere.


Carleton?
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2021 13:08     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As long as this old post has come back to life, any suggestions for other schools to look at for a kid who liked Kenyon? Just a nice, studious kid who liked the small and seemingly supportive atmosphere.


Denison if your kid prefers slightly preppier. Oberlin if not.


I am interested in additional recs - we looked at those but strongly preferred Kenyon. Location open. Thanks!


Occidental?
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2021 11:31     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As long as this old post has come back to life, any suggestions for other schools to look at for a kid who liked Kenyon? Just a nice, studious kid who liked the small and seemingly supportive atmosphere.


Denison if your kid prefers slightly preppier. Oberlin if not.


I am interested in additional recs - we looked at those but strongly preferred Kenyon. Location open. Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2021 11:11     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I remember visiting - its teeny and there was no town to speak of. The college post office was the town post office. If I was sometime who thought I'd want to live a NYC life long term, Kenyon might feel isolating. Many similarly selective LACs are in actual towns or cities (Macalester, Colorado College, etc...). There is something to be said for that magical bubble of a college experience, but I'd think hard.


+100 Very remote indeed. Not for everyone to say the least.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2021 11:39     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you visit Kenyon, where do you stay? I was told Columbus? Isn't that like an hour away?


Holiday Inn Express in Mt Vernon is 5 minutes from campus. They've done a great job with Covid precautions.


We try to stay at the Kenyon Inn if possible because it's nice to be able to walk right onto campus. There's also a B&B right next to campus that I've looked at which seems nice. For freshman move in and orientation we're staying at Kenyon Inn though.



They turned the Kenyon Inn into a dorm.


Really? You can still make a reservation on the website. But I did hear Kenyon was way overenrolled. My DD almost went there. We thought it was delightful when we visited. In the end, she was considering polar opposites, Kenyon and U Michigan. She chose U Michigan, and it's the right choice for her.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2021 11:36     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:As long as this old post has come back to life, any suggestions for other schools to look at for a kid who liked Kenyon? Just a nice, studious kid who liked the small and seemingly supportive atmosphere.


Denison if your kid prefers slightly preppier. Oberlin if not.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2021 09:40     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
As long as this old post has come back to life, any suggestions for other schools to look at for a kid who liked Kenyon? Just a nice, studious kid who liked the small and seemingly supportive atmosphere.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2021 08:49     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you visit Kenyon, where do you stay? I was told Columbus? Isn't that like an hour away?


Holiday Inn Express in Mt Vernon is 5 minutes from campus. They've done a great job with Covid precautions.


We try to stay at the Kenyon Inn if possible because it's nice to be able to walk right onto campus. There's also a B&B right next to campus that I've looked at which seems nice. For freshman move in and orientation we're staying at Kenyon Inn though.



They turned the Kenyon Inn into a dorm.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2021 15:33     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you visit Kenyon, where do you stay? I was told Columbus? Isn't that like an hour away?


Holiday Inn Express in Mt Vernon is 5 minutes from campus. They've done a great job with Covid precautions.


Holiday Inn is convenient. But I'd add the Grand Hotel, also in Mt. Vernon, as a good place to say for visiting Kenyonites.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2021 20:04     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Kenyon Inn is open. Gambier could definitely use another place to stay for families and others. Pre-pandemic the Inn filled up quickly for big events.


Yes it’s open and I just called last week to book for orientation. The B&B is called Rogan House.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2021 17:10     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Kenyon Inn is open. Gambier could definitely use another place to stay for families and others. Pre-pandemic the Inn filled up quickly for big events.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2021 12:56     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you visit Kenyon, where do you stay? I was told Columbus? Isn't that like an hour away?


Holiday Inn Express in Mt Vernon is 5 minutes from campus. They've done a great job with Covid precautions.


We try to stay at the Kenyon Inn if possible because it's nice to be able to walk right onto campus. There's also a B&B right next to campus that I've looked at which seems nice. For freshman move in and orientation we're staying at Kenyon Inn though.



Kenyon Inn is definitely convenient -- we also stayed there for move-in, but that was pre-Covid. It's possible that the inn is closed at this time.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2021 11:16     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you visit Kenyon, where do you stay? I was told Columbus? Isn't that like an hour away?


Holiday Inn Express in Mt Vernon is 5 minutes from campus. They've done a great job with Covid precautions.


We try to stay at the Kenyon Inn if possible because it's nice to be able to walk right onto campus. There's also a B&B right next to campus that I've looked at which seems nice. For freshman move in and orientation we're staying at Kenyon Inn though.



What's the name of the B and B?
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2021 09:16     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you visit Kenyon, where do you stay? I was told Columbus? Isn't that like an hour away?


Holiday Inn Express in Mt Vernon is 5 minutes from campus. They've done a great job with Covid precautions.


We try to stay at the Kenyon Inn if possible because it's nice to be able to walk right onto campus. There's also a B&B right next to campus that I've looked at which seems nice. For freshman move in and orientation we're staying at Kenyon Inn though.