<p>I was actually in the same boat as you. I chose between Bryn Mawr and Kenyon and I also have the same travel distances between home and school (fellow Marylander perhaps?). I’m a political science major though, so the academics were not as much of a factor for me, but the distance definitely was. When I thought about it, despite the fact that Bryn Mawr is all-women, I just could not imagine myself in the middle of nowhere up there in Ohio. I wanted to be near a city and that’s definitely one of my favorite things about Bryn Mawr. My friends and I often go to Philly for dinner or just to walk around, and I can’t imagine being (basically) confined to a campus. Also, I can easily take a train or bus (I’ve bought MegaBus tickets to D.C. for $2.50 on occasion) when I need to, or go for a weekend in New York with my friends. With Kenyon I knew it would be about a 6 hour drive, or a plane ride and an hour long drive if I wanted to go home. </p>
<p>Try making a Pro/Con list! That’s what I did. Good luck!</p>