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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:My DC wants to work in CA where most of our family are now located. Which one would you choose knowing this?

Anonymous wrote:We have a kid at Sewanee. If you know of any discount sites for Vineyard Vines, please share . .. .

Anonymous wrote:Which of the 3 is preppiest?

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Anonymous wrote:My DC wants to work in CA where most of our family are now located. Which one would you choose knowing this?

Then maybe a west coast SLAC? Pomona, Pitzer, Whitman, Occidental?

I think all 3 of DS's choices are fine colleges, and none of them will be very well known on the west coast. Perhaps Kenyon has a more well known rep for it's writing program among the creative class in LA. I don't think that advantage is so great that I'd let it be a deciding factor. These 3 schools are very different, so I'd visit and let DS decide which he likes best.