| | |  | | 
03-31-2008, 03:31 PM
|
#31 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 15
| Accepted 
ACT: 32
SAT I: 760CR/760W/640M
SAT II: 730AmerHis/710Lit/720M
aprox 3.9 UW GPA, top 10%
awesome recomendations
AP's English Language-5,American History-5, Calculus-4 (this year English Literature and Studio Art)
NHS
4 years Varsity Soccer, Captain Sr. year (decent awards/recognition)
Club Soccer all four years as well
4 years theatre
2 years for Trivia Team, MUN, started Debate Club
Lots of Tutoring
no money | 
| | |
03-31-2008, 03:35 PM
|
#32 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Threads: 6
Posts: 84
| Potus, I hope you don't think I was disparaging your son's stats or accomplishments. I firmly believe that a college makes up a class with as many interesting/diverse candidates as possible, and that will mean some otherwise deserving applicants are not accepted. I also believe Kenyon was just not meant to be for my D, and she bears the school no ill will. It was the only school that rejected her, and it was the first; that was hard, but she's over it.
Congratulations to all who got in; it was a tough year, and it is a great school. | |
| | |
03-31-2008, 04:17 PM
|
#33 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 5
| Islandgirl1960: you said nothing remotely disparaging about my son. He admitted, and I think he was probably a borderline candidate. It is a great school, and I wish they'd opened up their wallet enough to entice him to attend.
The only reason I posted a follow-up was to add a little context to the admission decision information. This board is a useful resource for those evaluating their chances next year.
The very best of luck to your daughter. I'm sure she's got some great offers and now some tough decisions to make. | |
| | |
04-01-2008, 11:47 AM
|
#34 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Male
Threads: 0
Posts: 13
| Waitlisted
My stats are as follows:
SAT1: 2110/2400 (CR: 620, M: 790, W: 700),
SAT2: Math L2: 760, Physics: 680, Math L1: 730
GPA: 3.92 out of 4.00 uw.
-most rigorous course load at high school,
-no ranks
Strenghts/hooks: greats recs, strong ECs, international, showed much (but obviously not enough) interest in Kenyon through my essays and correspondence....
Weaknesses: asking for need-based FA
Are there internationals waitlisted here and with what stats?
Do they award merit/need-based scholarships to those who get off the waitlist? | |
| | |
04-02-2008, 01:06 AM
|
#35 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 2
| Accepted!
SAT I: (1290 and 1920)
600 Math
690 Critical Reading
630 Writing
ACT: 30
Valedictorian (1/227)
Location - Eastern KY
Double Minority (Biracial & Appalachian)
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted) 4.8 (weighted)
Athletics: Basketball 9-10; Varsity Softball 9-11
Extracurriculars: Big time into Beauty Pageants, Beta 9-12 (Secretary), Key Club (Pres-Elect, but moved schools), Assorted Clubs, vocals & guitar, 400+ hrs volunteering
Visited 3 times, Interview
Go to a Math and Science Academy just opened in KY (basically boarding school) for my senior year...University parasitology research, full college load this year, From grades 9-11: 3 APs - 4 US History, 3 Euro History, and 4 Biology.
--Wait-listed at UVA, Triple Ivy League Rejection (Harvard, Yale, Cornell), and still waiting on William and Mary!
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!!! | |
| | |
04-04-2008, 09:25 PM
|
#36 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 6
| Hey There--
I am an early decision candidate that was accepted to Kenyon in February. The reason I came back was that I was curious about the fates of regular decision applicants. Also, I wanted to share this article that was just published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer written by Jennifer Delahunty, the Dean of Admission at Kenyon. Awaiting a letter from admissions - cleveland.com
It might be insightful for anyone still wondering about how Kenyon picks its students. | |
| | |
05-20-2008, 06:15 AM
|
#37 | | New Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Threads: 0
Posts: 1
| Accepted,
Applied EDII.
SAT I: (1240 and 1900)
610 Math
630 Critical Reading
660 Writing
Valedictorian 1/85 - (weighted)
Location - North Texas
Minority (Mexican-American), First-Generation
GPA: 3.6/4.0 (unweighted)
No athletics, four years of debate and co-captain senior year with numerous awards over the past four years.
Extracurriculars listed: Debate, School Admissions Recruiter for the past 4 years (interview, tour guide, etc), Destination Imagination Team Member (4 years), French Club Historian (2 years).
Activities listed that lasted less than a year: Latino Cultural Center volunteer, Mini-Internship at Microsoft, and Close-Up Treasurer/Secretary.
I Interviewed with my admissions counselor and visited afterwards.
I attend a career-orientated magnet school in Dallas, and I've taken one of the toughest course loads. 15 AP classes to date and I'm graduating with far too many credits than required. I've also taken a few community college classes to date but nothing too spectacular - computer science, intro to law, and gym with A's in each. I was also really careful about selecting my recommendations letters and they were all spectacular and really said something about my character, from what I was told. I also made sure that my essays showed a devout interest to the school and a special twist to the essay prompt. | |
| | |
05-20-2008, 11:55 PM
|
#38 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MN Gender: Male
Threads: 3
Posts: 191
| Welcome to the Kenyon family! I like the "devout" interest, keep it up  | |
| | |
05-20-2008, 11:59 PM
|
#39 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MN Gender: Male
Threads: 3
Posts: 191
| That article highlights what I have been saying for a long time, you have to visit campus and you have to make yourself known to the adcom to make sure you get in, unless you are a solid Ivy level candidate. | |
| | |
05-23-2008, 11:05 AM
|
#40 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Male
Threads: 0
Posts: 13
| Has anyone waitlisted at Kenyon heard anything from admissions about his/her application status? | |
| | |
05-24-2008, 02:53 AM
|
#41 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Male
Threads: 0
Posts: 13
| ...and "a painful silence bloomed"... | |
| | |
05-24-2008, 10:47 AM
|
#42 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 20
Posts: 343
| wow, you are a kenyon stalker. | |
| | |
05-24-2008, 11:04 AM
|
#43 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Threads: 3
Posts: 47
| he is hardly a "stalker"--if you get on a waitlist at a place you really want to go, you will know how it feels to be waiting to hear | |
| | |
05-24-2008, 04:34 PM
|
#44 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2008
Threads: 2
Posts: 27
| Alex_cia_2007 - We called last week. Admissions said 100 people on waitlist now and they didn't know if they were going to use it or not. | |
| | |
05-25-2008, 10:59 PM
|
#45 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 20
Posts: 343
| I mean stalker in the nicest way possible. | |
| | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:41 AM. |
College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.
