Chances of making it in to Kenyon next year?

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<p>Caucasian male, junior at a rigorous public residential STEM high school in SC.
SAT: 2070 W: 710 10/12 on essay CR: 710 M: 660 (will probably improve greatly because I took it the first time without any prep)
taking AP Bio, APUSH, and AP Chem exams later this year
Community service hours: 83/yr
Weighted GPA: 4.91
high school does not rank
Legacy: brother attended, received Kenyon Honor scholarship
Intended major: chemical engineering
Extracurriculars include: </p>

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<p>You need to do your homework. Kenyon college has no “Chemical Engineering” Major, or for that matter, any engineering majors at all. Liberal Arts colleges by definition do not have engineering programs (although there are a few exceptions like Dartmouth College). </p>

<p>If you want to do engineering or professional courses, you will have to apply to a proper university. </p>

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<p>Kenyon is a wonderful school, but not for your interests. As the above poster pointed out, Kenyon is not an engineering school. Assuming you raise your Math SAT, what about Georgia Tech or Duke? Or, if you want to go north, look at MIT, CMU, JHU, Case Western, Lehigh, RPI, etc.</p>

<p>I suspect you are at the Governor’'s School for Math and Science. I know there is little college guidance at most SC public schools, but I would think the Governor’s School would be an exception. Have you met with your GC to discuss college options?</p>

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<p>@upapilot I was planning to do a 3-2 program and get my BA from Kenyon and get my BS from Wash. U or RPI. silly billy, You need to do your homework. </p>

<p>@Overtheedge Yes, I am at GSSM-- a school that, while good for South Carolina, is just above average for national schools. Haha MIT. I’m looking at Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech. My major is tentative. Kenyon drew me due to its liberal arts offering (as you can see, I’ve emphasized them in extracurricurals up to now). I loved the school when I visited it this summer. I thought the 3-2 program would be a good compromise, but I’m doubting that now. </p>

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<p>You have decent chance of getting admitted to Kenyon. However, Kenyon got more applications than ever in 2013 and there is good reason to expect this to be the case in 2014 too.</p>

<p>Those 3-2 programs are tempting, but consider this – you might be able to get a Masters degree with only one additional year of study (a total of six years). Which is better?.. two bachelors degrees, or one bachelors plus one masters? Personally, if you can afford the money and the time, I recommend getting a bachelors degree from a LAC and then pursuing a masters in chemical engineering immediately afterwards. The additional advantage is that you are not limited to only the schools which Kenyon has agreements with. Just a thought.</p>

<p>Also, see this article about legacy admission at Kenyon:
<a href=“http://www.kenyoncollegian.com/2.14786/family-matters-kenyon-s-conception-of-legacies-includes-siblings-aunts-uncles-1.1927989#.UxIOUoU9SSp”>http://www.kenyoncollegian.com/2.14786/family-matters-kenyon-s-conception-of-legacies-includes-siblings-aunts-uncles-1.1927989#.UxIOUoU9SSp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>According to that article, legacies get basically one advantage: a third, closer, reading of their applications. Otherwise it is based on the same factors as other students.</p>

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<p>Another note:</p>

<p>Considering that you are at a STEM school, it is a bit surprising that your math scores are lower than your writing/reading scores. Thus, I recommend you ignore any suggestion to go to technology schools such as MIT, Case Western, Carnegie Mellon, or Georgia Tech. You might have hidden talents which are more suitable outside of science and engineering. One reason Kenyon might be a good college for you is that it is very much a “writing” school. You obviously have writing talents. By all means go to a liberal arts college if you can.</p>

<p>However, at a minimum, I recommend a minor in math or a science. This is good preparation for success in our technology based economy. As I say above, you can always get a masters later. Earning a bachelors degree is a good time to continue to widen your horizons. A masters is for when you are more sure of your professional goals.</p>