Hi, I applied to Kenyon and am really hopeful that it works out. I applied for Religious studies and creative writing. Here are my stats:
Kenyon specific: I applied to the writing award, and although it’s such a shot in the dark that I’ll get the scholarship, I think my portfolio displays a considerable degree of skill.
I also went RD. I had an interview that went 10 min overtime — I think it went super well.
ACADEMICS
-3.82 GPA (does have a pass fail junior year)
-33 ACT (35 English, 33 Reading, 30 Math, 32 Science, 12 Essay)
-APs: APUSH (4), Physics (3), Comparative Gov (5), English Lang (5), World History (3), taking Stats, Lit, and Euro now
-Although it’s not a ton of APs, I go to a competitive Catholic prep school that limits AP classes and I have taken advanced coursework in every subject, 4 years of each core subject
EXTRACURRICULARS
-MUN: Secretary-General of top-25 ranked team in country, organized conference with over 1000 attending
-Kino Teens: Executive Board considerable volunteering and advocacy with the Kino Border Initiative, a Catholic organization focused on justice at the US-Mexico Border
-Feminism Club: executive board, organize fundraisers, self defense class
-Volunteer at Easterseals, a school for students with autism
-IL Girls State
-work w/campus ministry in a few capacities
ESSAYS + RECS
-Common app essay really well written in my opinion, focuses on me growing up with a disabled sister and being bullied as a kid, then focusing on finding refuge in writing and how being a writer has shaped who I am as a person and how I interact with the world around me (despite this descriptor being a run on, I think the essay is well-crafted)
-GC Rec: really likes me, interested in “how I think” and believes I see world in an interesting way
-Rec 1: social studies teacher (ap comparative), also my mun moderator, knows me super personally and academically — I cannot imagine this being anything but fabulous
-Rec 2: English teacher for British Literature, went to the border with me over the summer, told me that my rec would be his “easiest to write,” would likely praise my writing skills.
-Rec 3: 3-year religion teacher, really close relationship, says he’s seen a lot of growth and a lot of work at digging into hard texts and challenging social issues
Thanks so much!