<p>Audsmom,
I’m sorry to hear that you and your daughter are disappointed with the outcome of the Kenyon admissions decisions. I agree that a spot on a waiting list is possibly more devastating than a rejection. It is a difficult waiting game. I do have a few hints for you. First of all, Kenyon offers a spot on the waiting list to about 850 students (all of these numbers are from the class of 2013 data). About 320 of them (or 38%) accepted that place on the list. Unfortunately, only about 10 of them were enrolled from the list (2.8%). Now, I know that those numbers are not especially encouraging, but I really urge her to accept a place on the waiting list if she truly thinks Kenyon is the place for her. She needs to express interest again to admissions and she really needs to let them know that she is committed and still interested. I would recommend contacting the admissions rep for your area. You can discuss options and also express interest.
I do know someone from my class who was accepted very late to Kenyon. She had already accepted a place at another liberal arts college and she actually told me about it during our graduation rehearsal.
If it is in the cards, it will work out. Otherwise, I’m sure that she was accepted to some other great schools and I have no doubt that she will be happy. Everything happens for a reason! Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.</p>