<p>Can anyone give me any first hand information on the English department at Carleton? Any one have any ideas as to how it would compare to Kenyon?</p>
<p>Okay, I will revise this. Can anyone give me information on Carleton’s English department?</p>
<p>This is not one of the more active boards, so you might have to wait a few days before getting a bunch of responses. There are several current students and parents on this board, though, so don’t worry. :)</p>
<p>I’m going to be a freshman this year, so I haven’t personally taken any classes at Carleton yet. I have, however, visited three English classes. I also visited and interviewed at both Carleton and Kenyon before applying early decision to Carleton.</p>
<p>Both schools–along with just about all liberal arts colleges–are going to have great English programs. Both Carleton and Kenyon offer school-sponsored study abroad English in London, which was something that definitely interested me. If you’re into creative writing like me, Kenyon likes to make a big deal out of potential fellowships at their literary magazine, the Kenyon Review, but I got the impression that since English is such a large program there those slots are pretty competitive. Carleton also has a literary magazine, and I believe you can check it out online, but it seems much more low-key than Kenyon’s. Both schools offer workshop-type creative writing classes that have very positive reviews.</p>
<p>Check out the course catalogs at both schools to get an idea of the English department offerings. For me at least, the decision between the two came down to personality. I was simply a better fit at Carleton than at Kenyon. You couldn’t go wrong with either of them.</p>
<p>I would love to be able to answer your question, but my daughter has only taken one English course while at Carleton (plenty of French literature courses, though).</p>