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Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

How do you define "meaningful civilization"? Traffic lights? 8-lane roads? Strip malls? Outback-Cheesecake-PF Chang's-PotteryBarn-Generica? If that's your definition, then it's not. However, if meaningful civilization is drama, music, cultural offerings, an intellectual community, then Kenyon is it. And it's got one of the most beautiful campuses around.

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Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, that school really is in the "middle" of no where.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

How could someone who preferred an urban setting end up at Kenyon? What kind of college tours/investigation did she undertake? There are some things that are difficult to know about a school, but being surprised by a school's location is unfathomable.

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Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Also NP here. One must take a post (if it is one0 from an admission's employee with a grain of salt. Helpful not doubt so if for "real" thanks. But readers of this thread consider that the poster is paid to promote the school. As a reader, most interested in hearing what current or past students have experienced. We had a friend's DD attend and she couldn't wait to get away from it given how rural it is. We were shocked to hear it was at least a good hour away from any meaningful civilization. But, one supposes that the student should have thought that through....if one is into "urban" living, definitely not the school to attend.

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Anonymous wrote:NP here, not the Kenyon college admissions employee, but following this thread because my sister went to and loved Kenyon. DCUM is very high on Google results, so any admissions employee who is googling to see how people are discussing Kenyon will find this easily.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone from a lower SES background attend these SLACS? Seriously, EVERYONE I know who attended a SLAC was from an upper middle class background or better. Talk about isolation.

Anonymous wrote:Good afternoon,

I work in the admissions office at Kenyon and wanted to address a few posts made here:

-Kenyon is indeed rural and we know it is not for every student. With this said, it is an incredibly vibrant place to go to school (and work). Most of our students come from urban/suburban areas and they take a lot of ownership over their experience and education. Our retention rate this past year was 97%, so we have lots of happy students on campus!
-This incoming class was our most diverse ever with record numbers of first-generation students and students of color. It was also one of the most socioeconomically diverse classes ever.

If you have any specific questions, I suggest that you reach out to the Admissions Office (or schedule a visit to Gambier!): admissions@kenyon.edu

Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone from a lower SES background attend these SLACS? Seriously, EVERYONE I know who attended a SLAC was from an upper middle class background or better. Talk about isolation.

Anonymous wrote:Ironic!

Kenyon is a top 10 hipster school popular among those from the non-athletic DC private schools.