<p>My D went to the Iowa Young Writers Studio last summer and had an amazing experience (she also got into Kenyon but chose Iowa). There were 66 kids in her session, I think. One difference between Kenyon and Iowa is that at Iowa you focus on one genre (fiction, poetry, etc.) and at Kenyon you don’t specialize. They both sounded fabulous, honestly. My impression is that they definitely look at your writing, but do not heavily consider grades in the application process. Good luck to you all!</p>