questions about social life at kenyon :)

foolsgold
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:10:15 +0000

Also on the weekends-

Most people stay on campus.
There’s plenty to do including all the things mentioned on the list in the above post.
Occasionally people go to Columbus or Cleveland to shop or go to a sports game as well.
I like Boston a lot. I considered going to BC, Tufts and Northeastern, but in retrospect I don’t think think the appeal of being in a city was really logical for a few reason I didn’t have the experiences to recognize at the time. First, you’re going to be pretty focused on school work most of the time and unless you were to go NYU or another college that’s really spread throughout a city, maybe BU fits that description a little bit, actually I don’t think there’s a college in the country that really fits that description, my guess is you wouldn’t leave the campus a whole low. Second, unless your parents are willing to give you a lot of cash every year to spend as you wish, being in a city isn’t going to add a whole lot. Going to off campus events can be very pricey which means that it’s a nice special occasion thing, but not something one should expect to do every weekend. That brings me to my conclusion which is that really what being in a city saves you is a few hours of driving every month. I said that I thought location was important, and I think it is to the extent that it can impact a person’s mood and affect travel expenses. Obviously there’s a big difference between going to school in Gambier and going to school in Berlin, but I’m not sure there’s a huge difference between going to school in NYC and going to school in Gambier, at least if the schools are otherwise identical. Then again it’s true that some people just need a city even if they can’t explain why just as I’m sure some people just can’t stand being in an overcrowded environment even if aside from that they don’t know why.