<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I'm back from being away for a few weeks and ready to get back into the CC thing. Instead of adding to the original, 11-page "have and questions" thread, I thought a new thread might be refreshing.</p>
<p>Questions from prospective students?
Incoming freshman?
Parents?</p>
<p>I'll do my best to answer anything!</p>
<p>Welcome back KC_lady!
This is mundane but it just came up today - do students keep the same PO Box number for all four years? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes they do keep the same PO number.</p>
<p>Phone numbers do change each year.</p>
<p>Thanks, my daughter was thinking of keeping her checking account in our local bank and just opening a small account in Gambier to be able to use the ATM. So we were thinking of getting checks printed with her address at college, which I guess will be the same for all four years.</p>
<p>You'd might be better getting them prtinted with your home address, some stores don't like checks with a po box. Of course they don't like out of state checks either but since it's a local bank....</p>
<p>SRMom3,
We were thinking of getting her college PO Box address on checks from our local bank here near Philadelphia (which is not local to Kenyon) since Kenyon is where she will be living most of the year. She already has a checking account (with starter checks) and an ATM/Visa debit card at this bank, so we were just going to place an order for printed checks. She wanted to keep this account, which is already set up, so that she could use the ATM at home without a fee.
The reason she want another small account in a bank local to Kenyon is so she can use the ATM in Gambier with no fee. She really doesn't anticipate writing many checks - I guess if she owes someone money or needs to pay a fee for a trip or event, but for most things she will use cash or the VISA. We couldn't think of any disadvantage to this plan. You seem to have thought through these issues quite a bit - do you see a problem with this?
Thanks.</p>
<p>I opened a people's bank checking account last year and I was happy with the debit card for the most part. Just be careful because with the checking account, I believe it was free checking if you had more than $200 but once you dip below that they charge a monthly fee. Also, the people's bank only has one ATM in the village and I know a couple times when i went to withdraw money the machine was out of order. When that happens the peoples bank will reimburse you for the surcharge at the other machine but its still annoying.</p>
<p>As long as she doesn't need to write checks to a store she should be ok. I just know places like Walgreens sometimes refuse checks if they aren't local and don't have a street address.</p>
<p>Thanks, she will definitely be able to use cash/debit at stores. In fact, she gave me a big argument (if you know what I mean) about getting checks at all, as she is pretty inexperienced with banking :)</p>
<p>I have Peoples Banks checks with my PO address, and I've never had any problems. Local stores are understanding that we are college students and this is all we have.
When I'm home in Vermont and using my Gambier checks, I've been asked to write on my home address or phone number, but I've never been turned away.</p>
<p>I have been working on packing up my closet and I have quite a few skirts and dressy shoes...do girls dress up a lot at Kenyon? I don't know if I should bring all of these outfits or not. When I visited I got the impression that people were pretty laid back about clothes, but I was only there for a day. Thanks!</p>
<p>During the day everyone is very laid back, however there are many formals and semiformals, so bringing your dressy clothes is a good idea.</p>
<p>Suprisingly, I often found myself dressing up at Kenyon.</p>
<p>At first I thought it was going to be laid back, but I joined lots of organizations that had semiformal/casual formal attire for dinners and meetings. Some weeks I was wearing a shirt and tie for 4 days out of 7. So if you anticipate joining student council or committees or any club like model UN/debate society, you may find yourself in need. Otherwise, there is a semiformal dance every so often, and my advice is to bring some nice clothes, it doesnt have to be amazing, but you just may need them sometime.</p>
<p>I'm curious about gay life at Kenyon. Are there out gay guys and girls, are there allies groups, are people accepting?</p>
<p>I don't think I know any gay girls, but I know a LOT of gay guys. </p>
<p>Everyone is very accepting, and there are groups on campus for GLBT support. There is even an apartment on campus that is lived in by the gay community (or allies) and they host parties, movie nights, etc open to everyone but geared towards meeting the needs of the gay community.</p>
<p>In addition, there are quite a few gay faculty members that are out and supportive of students. If you are out at Kenyon, you are not alone.</p>
<p>One of my closest friends at Kenyon is a gay male, if you have more specific or in depth questions I can try to get more answers from him or give you his email address... PM me.</p>
<p>Are there phones in each room? I assumed there were but D suddenly remembered that everyone seemed to have their own phones when she visited.</p>
<p>the college provides phones in every room, but many of them are old corded phones that don't work well, so many students get cheap cordless phones to replace them</p>
<p>Cordless phones are nice for the portable factor. One of the roommates may feel it is nicer to head to the hall for an extended conversation furing studying hours. Plus, the Kenyon provided phones are most useful only for the room phone number provided on them.</p>
<p>Should I send my D with a printer and/or printer paper?</p>
<p>We sent D with both and S has had both, he's now a junior. It's a lot easier to run a quick copy to proofread and printers are cheap.</p>