Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 15:08     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Kenyon? Never heard of it.

I'm not sure what exactly he wants to do in finance, but if he wants to work in investment banking, they are obsessed with IVY schools. It's a very narrow minded view, but this is what you are dealing with. If you attend a school that isn't top 10, the odds aren't on your side.


You are daft. Look up McAndrews and Forbes. That is just one place on Wall Street that we lurk.

Kenyon has tentacles across all industries from Wall Street to Hollywood. Oh, and the Whitehead Institute at MIT is run by a Kenyon grad.

We are just subtle. Substance over flash.

Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 15:02     Subject: Re:Tell us about Kenyon...
Visiting college campuses when in session can be helpful.

Some schools have an intense, serious vibe. Some do not. Some come across as hungover, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 14:59     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Campus is dingy albeit beautiful in a relic kind of way. Very isolated. Dorms are unlivable yet parents try to spin it as "the dorms build character" kind of thing. (Weird toxic positivity) Seems to be split right down the middle with dungeons and dragon groups and athletes. They books all praise it for as intellectual setting but students are mostly disengaged. Sunday morning are difficult as the only place on the meal plan does not open until 10:30 am and trash and empties are chucked all over campus and stay there until Monday. It is slipping in the ratings fast. They need to do something urgent- like a student center and update dorms.


Interesting comments. I have read & heard similar comments for years.

Visited campus more than once, although not recently,but our impression was that the students did not seem to be intellectually engaged.


Interesting, what observations did you make that formed that impression?


Interacting with the students on campus during daytime mid-week.

Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 14:24     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Campus is dingy albeit beautiful in a relic kind of way. Very isolated. Dorms are unlivable yet parents try to spin it as "the dorms build character" kind of thing. (Weird toxic positivity) Seems to be split right down the middle with dungeons and dragon groups and athletes. They books all praise it for as intellectual setting but students are mostly disengaged. Sunday morning are difficult as the only place on the meal plan does not open until 10:30 am and trash and empties are chucked all over campus and stay there until Monday. It is slipping in the ratings fast. They need to do something urgent- like a student center and update dorms.


Interesting comments. I have read & heard similar comments for years.

Visited campus more than once, although not recently,but our impression was that the students did not seem to be intellectually engaged.


Interesting, what observations did you make that formed that impression?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 23:19     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Campus is dingy albeit beautiful in a relic kind of way. Very isolated. Dorms are unlivable yet parents try to spin it as "the dorms build character" kind of thing. (Weird toxic positivity) Seems to be split right down the middle with dungeons and dragon groups and athletes. They books all praise it for as intellectual setting but students are mostly disengaged. Sunday morning are difficult as the only place on the meal plan does not open until 10:30 am and trash and empties are chucked all over campus and stay there until Monday. It is slipping in the ratings fast. They need to do something urgent- like a student center and update dorms.


Interesting comments. I have read & heard similar comments for years.

Visited campus more than once, although not recently,but our impression was that the students did not seem to be intellectually engaged.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 23:04     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Seriously, those kids who were applying when this thread started are fully fledged adults!
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 15:24     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Commenting on this very old thread to say - Kenyon admissions is a joke, if you are male and full pay, all you need is a pulse to get admitted. My DD had a positive visit there and was seriously considering it, until they admitted a male friend of hers with a 3.2 GPA, low-rigor schedule, with almost no EC's from a no name public. Full pay with a Dad that attended an Ivy however. It was such a turn off that she completely eliminated them from her list.


I would be horrified if my child went to a college that accepted B students from high schools that didn't even have names.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 13:20     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
What can they do to improve image and desirability?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:30     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Commenting on this very old thread to say - Kenyon admissions is a joke, if you are male and full pay, all you need is a pulse to get admitted. My DD had a positive visit there and was seriously considering it, until they admitted a male friend of hers with a 3.2 GPA, low-rigor schedule, with almost no EC's from a no name public. Full pay with a Dad that attended an Ivy however. It was such a turn off that she completely eliminated them from her list.


Thank you for sharing. I have heard similar comments about this school as well as about other non-top 5 liberal arts colleges.

Tough to get guys to attend because it's tiny & isolated & lacks a lot of majors.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 23:38     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Commenting on this very old thread to say - Kenyon admissions is a joke, if you are male and full pay, all you need is a pulse to get admitted. My DD had a positive visit there and was seriously considering it, until they admitted a male friend of hers with a 3.2 GPA, low-rigor schedule, with almost no EC's from a no name public. Full pay with a Dad that attended an Ivy however. It was such a turn off that she completely eliminated them from her list.


Not just a reach to an old thread but a response with an old anecdote. Kenyon hasn't released ED this year yet.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:49     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Commenting on this very old thread to say - Kenyon admissions is a joke, if you are male and full pay, all you need is a pulse to get admitted. My DD had a positive visit there and was seriously considering it, until they admitted a male friend of hers with a 3.2 GPA, low-rigor schedule, with almost no EC's from a no name public. Full pay with a Dad that attended an Ivy however. It was such a turn off that she completely eliminated them from her list.


You have a lot of time on your hands.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:47     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Did they release ED today?
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:24     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Anonymous wrote:Commenting on this very old thread to say - Kenyon admissions is a joke, if you are male and full pay, all you need is a pulse to get admitted. My DD had a positive visit there and was seriously considering it, until they admitted a male friend of hers with a 3.2 GPA, low-rigor schedule, with almost no EC's from a no name public. Full pay with a Dad that attended an Ivy however. It was such a turn off that she completely eliminated them from her list.


They apparently fill 40% of the freshmen class with ED acceptances. Maybe he had a good SAT score and interesting essays? I would be surprised if your dd knew absolutely everything about his application package.

My senior applied there regular decision so we are still waiting to hear.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 16:08     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Still no CS major
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 15:30     Subject: Tell us about Kenyon...
Commenting on this very old thread to say - Kenyon admissions is a joke, if you are male and full pay, all you need is a pulse to get admitted. My DD had a positive visit there and was seriously considering it, until they admitted a male friend of hers with a 3.2 GPA, low-rigor schedule, with almost no EC's from a no name public. Full pay with a Dad that attended an Ivy however. It was such a turn off that she completely eliminated them from her list.