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<li>Is there a divide between athletes and non athletes?
There is no divide between athletes and non-athletes. I’ve heard of some of the issues that other schools might have with this so I’ll try to address them. There is not a different meal plan for athletes (in fact there is no meal plan at all), there aren’t parties for athletes only, and there is one weight room that everyone is free to use (it is very big to accommodate sharing). Some of the frats have a lot of one kind of athlete in them, but I suspect that this is just because they are all friends and they have similar interests. There are plenty of non-athlete greeks though. About 35% of the campus takes part in a varsity sport, just FYI.</li>
<li>Do you find pre-med difficult at kenyon? What is your workload?
I’m not sure if you know all this, but pre-med is not a major. It is rather a set of academic requirements that you need for med school and the MCAT. I am currently working my way through those requirements while fulfilling the biology major and the environmental concentration. It is easiest to be a natural science major to fulfill these requirements, but there are also Engligh major pre-meds, etc. These classes are all pretty demanding, but I think if you use a scheduling strategy to fit them all in four years, it isn’t too bad. I tried to shove all of them into three years, so I have one more class than most people. That course is a bit tougher, but it is up to you. When you get to Kenyon, you will meet with your advisor to work out your schedule. If you express interest in a pre-professional program, you will be assigned an advisor that is well-versed in preparing for that program. You can figure out what is best for you.</li>
<li>What are weekends like/the party scene?
There is always a bunch of events and activities going on every weekend. There are pretty typical college parties hosted by frats that everyone is invited to (normally a theme party). There are also tons of small get-togethers in the apartments and houses of the upperclassmen. There are also movie nights, game nights, activities like tye-dying, capture the flag, etc. All of these things are all-inclusive. The only invite-only events are the formals for the greeks but those are pretty rare. Basically, you can count on the fact that there will a a group of people who want to do whatever you want to do no matter what that is.</li>
<li>If i get a single will people thing im some weird recluse?
No, I don’t think that would happen. I would be more concerned with you feeling like a recluse in a single. I would only get a single if you are confident that you wouldn’t be too lonely. </li>
<li>How is the whole middle of nowhereness or do you not notice it?
When you visit campus for the first time, it definitely seems really isolated. The thing that I have come to realize about Kenyon’s location is that it inspires a strong sense of academia. Since we are a small college away from “the vice and dissipation of modern city life”, we have formed a community here. We are all young college kids, so there is never a shortage of fun things to do. I think there is a dangerous association between a rural college and a boring college. This is definitely not true (not only for Kenyon, but other small, rural liberal arts colleges). Also, this is not a suitcase school. Bascially, people don’t want to leave for fear that they’ll miss something awesome (which is a distinct possibility).</li>
<li>Where else did you apply and why did you choose Kenyon?
I decided to apply ED to Kenyon. I had visited and was planning to apply to Wesleyan (in CT), Bates, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, NYU, and Colgate. I was actually visiting Johns Hopkins when my coach called and asked me to go early. I decided that Kenyon was right for me on my overnight visit. I really didn’t want to leave. I just got a feeling here that I didn’t get at any of the other schools that I visited. I have never regretted my choice. My advice to you is to look at what makes each school on your list unique. Once you get into the top-tier schools, you shouldn’t compare academic strength because they will all be excellent. Maybe focus on the opportunities that each can offer for you. It is also important that your friend is so happy here. Maybe she can vocalize exactly what she likes here.
Let me know if you have any other questions for me!
Good luck</li>
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