questions about social life at kenyon :)

foolsgold
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:43:23 +0000

I think if your choosing a college the play-hard is going to be there no matter where you go, and I wouldn’t worry about it. There are lots of students at Kenyon who don’t drink, and there’s plenty to do if you don’t like to party. There are movies, college sponsored comedians and speakers, sports games, plays, singing groups, bands, and whatever else you can come up with to do. You’re going to go to a college with at least a thousand other similarly aged people; if in such a situation you end up not being able to find anything fun to do aside from chugging a bunch of beer and dancing like crazy, no offense, but you’re ****ed for like (I’m sure you’re not). The other thing I’d say is that a LOT of students go to college having never drank or gone to a party. You may discover when you get to college that going out to a party on Friday or Saturday night can be fun, no guarantees but that happens to lots of people.

I think factors like professor accessibility, location, campus feel, cost and dare I say reputation, it does make a difference when you’re looking for a job, are really the most important when choosing a school. You’ll have lots of fun wherever you go.