Kenyon College Class of 2019 RD Results

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Hi guys! Being that decisions have just been released, I thought it would be smart to make a decisions thread so that future applicants can see what’s up, and that maybe we can try to get a little closure if we were rejected/waitlisted.

Try to post your decisions in the following format:

Just remove the first ‘a’ in the bold, size and color in your decision.

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essay:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 CR 690 M 780 W)
ACT: 34 (34E 33M 35R 32S Essay:10)
SAT II: Biology E: 740 US History: 800 Literature: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 UW/4.46 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang Comp: 5, APUSH: 5, Psychology: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, CP Calculus, AP Spanish, AP Lit, Honors Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Creative Writing, AP Enviro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ranked in top 20 in nation for marching band, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching Band (Color Guard): Many regional level awards, state champions, top 20 in nation and winner of Esprit de Corps award
Fencing (4 years)
Gymnastics (3 years)
Stage Crew (4 years) - co-head of lighting
Fencing Club (3 years) (Treasurer and Founding Member)
Ski Club (4 years)
Peer Mediation (4 years)
some other misc. stuff
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 100-120 hours over the last three summers at a horseback riding camp for children with disabilities
Summer Activities: College class in ASL at Rutgers, Volunteering
Essay: Prompt three. About challenging people’s beliefs by being physically strong. It focused on my ability to do a lot of push-ups even though I’m a petite, nerdy girl. It was kind of humorous, and I spent a long time on it. Everyone who read it liked it. 9/10
Teacher Recommendations: 1st Rec: Not sure, he saw me help out a student in one notable instance in his class, but it’s impossible to say if he wrote about it.
2nd Rec: I think it was probably pretty good. I gave him a lot of supplemental information to pull from, and him and I were kind of on the same wavelength (he got the Portal reference I made in an essay once lol)
Counselor Rec: She likes me, but it was probably kind of bland. She has 239 other kids to worry about.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Did not request an interview. I think this was a big mistake on my part.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Very large public
Ethnicity: White, but chose not to respond
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >250k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wish

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores (except SAT Math), marching band awards
Weaknesses: Course load rigor could be better, only one substantial EC, didn’t show sufficient interest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the interest thing had a lot to do with it. I was on Kenyon’s mailing list, but that was about it.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers and the University of Alabama EA, accepted to WashU RD, waitlisted at UVa

General Comments: A little surprised about this, but not shocked. I was actually kind of hoping for one of the scholarships, clearly a misjudgment on my part. The takeaway for future applicants is SHOW INTEREST! Request an interview, and visit campus if you can. Now I’m off to go re-read my WashU acceptance letter. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Decision: Accepted as a Distinguished Academic Scholar

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (770R 730M 710W)
ACT: NA
SAT II: 720 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): ab calc (5), physics b (4), us history (4), euro (4), lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: differential equations, half year bc calc, ap econ, ap french, ap lit, ap bio, writing a history course for the school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with distinction?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance (team captain for 2 seasons, member of a company for 8 years), photography (regional award), lit magazine (head editor), global partner, tour guide, upperclassman mentor
Job/Work Experience: abercrombie model
Volunteer/Community service: youth team leader of a charity that helps impoverished burn victims overseas get prosthetics and skin grafts
Summer Activities: work and JHU CTY
Essay: pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: good I hope
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none

Other

State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private boarding
Ethnicity: biracial (white and asian)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 250+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: I liked my common app essay quite a bit
Weaknesses: did not show lots of interest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my swag
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at St. Andrews, Northeastern (honors+merit), WashU, and UChicago (+merit). Deferred Georgetown SFS

General Comments: yay

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Comp 2260, CR 800 W 740 M 720
ACT: 35
SAT II: Spanish w Listening 710 Literature 780 Math I 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang and Comp 5 APUSH 3 AP Physics B 3 AP Spanish Lang 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, AP BC Cal, Creative Writing, Band, Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective: I’m a fairly accomplished musician and composer, as well as a strong writer. Your classic multifaceted, interested in everything, artist trying to express the world.

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Chess Team(Captain)
NHS(President)
Creative Writing(Lit mag prose editor), several novels, some publications, awards, etc.
Piano/Saxophone/Composition
Computer code
I built a nuclear reactor
BSA
Job/Work Experience: Nonexistent
Volunteer/Community service: Weak
Summer Activities: Fairly Strong
Essay: Strong, critical background prompt
Teacher Recommendation: Strong
Counselor Rec: Strong
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Strong

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: College Preparatory
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: I’d been to the Kenyon Young Writers Workshop, which they mentioned. I had strong recs, ECs, scores, essays, etc. Most importantly, I sold myself as an artist and a writer. I’m from Mississippi, so I’m a geographic minority, and that helps a lot.
Weaknesses: My senior year grades were weak, and I don’t really do any community service.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had the geo minority card, I had strong scores and whatnot, good essays. The KYRW was a big deal.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, deferred from Brown and Yale-NUS and accepted at Hong Kong University.

General Comments: You can absolutely make up for weaknesses in some areas of your app with strengths in others. Not so at some more selective universities. Also, I got an honor scholarship for 25k a year, which is a nice perk. Good look to all!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History 5, AP English Language 5, AP English Literature 5, AP US Govt 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, Biomedical Research, Calc, Dual Enrollment Political Science, Latin, Modern Literature Analysis, Psych, Speech & Debate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Book awards, political science paper published, AP Scholar with Honor[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic team (co-captain), constitution team, a few clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Scientific research internship, political science non-profit internship, political science internship with professor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours, unique, significant social-justice bent demonstrated in application
[] Summer Activities: Camp counselor
[] Essay: Strongest part of my application and I think it was what made me stand out
[] Teacher Recommendations: Probably very good. Did not read
[] Counselor Rec: Probably okay. Did not read. Counselor does not get to know students very well.
[] Additional Rec: Very personalized, showed my growth and leadership skills
[] Interview: Okay. Interviewed with a student for about an hour. I think I presented myself well.[/ul]
Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Competitive private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $250,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever[/ul]
Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, unique ECs, internship experiences, writing
[] Weaknesses: Test scores!!!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I visited campus, showed interest, and had a unique application
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Colby, Smith (early write), Grinnell (early write), Macalester, Mount Holyoke, Whitman, Beloit. Rejected: Wash U.[/ul][/li]
General Comments: I have to say I was a bit surprised not receive a scholarship, considering my other college acceptances. I won’t be attending Kenyon because I received better offers from other schools, but I am grateful that they accepted me.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (790 W) (660 CR) (720 M)
ACT: 34
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We don’t rank (top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APES (5), APUSH (5) Lit (5), Euro (4), Psych, Gov, Physics, Lang, Micro
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc Survey (ACP (as in college credit)), AP Physics 1, AP Lang, AP Gov, International Relations, Advanced Piano, AP Psych, Economics, Micro economics (had to take normal before Micro), Astronomy, Japanese IV (Many of these are just 1 semester courses I don’t actually take 11 classes at once)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, multiple school class awards, 10 year 4-H Member
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): House of Representatives 4 Yr, Key Club 4 yr (200+ community service hours) 4-H (Secretary, VP, President in 4 consecutive years), Elementary Free After School Tutoring (President 2 years), Freshmen Mentor, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Everyday after school nanny all of junior year, summer job
Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours
Summer Activities: Nanny
Essay: Relatively Unique and definitely showed my character. But not necessarily my absolute best
Teacher Recommendation: Fair to good. 1 was pretty good the other just okay.
Counselor Rec: I don’t know my school has 5000 kids. I can’t imagine any of us have good counselor recs
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview: It went extremely well. It lasted an hour and a half long and I’m still in contact with the guy who interviewed me. We really clicked and just talked to each other very genuinely for the entire time, the best interview I had by far

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public (should be noted it is a highly regarded public school and large at 5000 kids)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender:F
Income Bracket: 100,000 or less
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None really-although such a high commitment to 4-H is somewhat unique but not always highly regarded. Also technically legacy because both my aunt and uncle went there, not quite sure it matters. They also donated I believe

Reflection

Strengths: Standardized Scores, Interview, Extra curriculars
Weaknesses: Senior Grades lower than past years (AP Physics man) and essay not the best
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong interview, decent scores good GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: NE (merit), IU (provost, SGIS Direct Admit), Brandeis, Waitlisted: UVa

General Comments: I think my strong interview really helped to get me in, other people wishing to attend should also look into the interviews. I was kind of hoping for one of the scholarships but after seeing all of the very high scores of other applicants, I can see why I did not receive one. I did get a significant grant though so that’s okay anyways.

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Decision: Waitlisted :frowning:

ACT: 30 (E:35, M:24, R:34, S:28)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.34

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.

AP (place score in parenthesis): US History(3), Lang and Comp(4), Biology(4), Psychology, Lit and Comp

Senior Year Course Load: Web Programming, AP Psych, AP Lit, Math Topics (never made it to PreCal), Modern Asian History (Dual Credit with NKU), Sociology, Morality (a religion course is required each year to graduate)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Guitar Lessons, Photography Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, World Cultures Club(VP),

Job/Work Experience: 25 hours a week at Panera (but not at the time of my application)

Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours of various services over all of high school. Primarily Habitat for Humanity and Drama Camp assistant.

Essay: Damn good. Got it professionally critiqued twice.

Teacher Recommendation: Average

Counselor Rec: Wait we needed one of those

Interview: Applied for one but had no alumni in my area.

Other: Struggled a lot with undiagnosed ADD and Depression for all of high school. Really emphasized that in the “special circumstances” section.

State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky

School Type: Private and Catholic

Ethnicity: Biracial. White/Caribbean.

Gender: Female

Income Bracket: $100,000-$125,000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Ethnicity

Strengths: High english and reading ACT score, essay writing. Demonstrated interest.

Weaknesses: GPA from hell, not too many extracurriculars or special skills.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Poor GPA and lack of hooks. Frankly I was expecting to be rejected outright. I think what saved me was my essay and emphasis on the struggles I faced in high school.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to NKU, UC, and Marist as of now. Waiting on Oberlin, Vassar, NYU, Haverford.

General Comments: Ouch

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Decision: Accepted + 15k CW Scholarship

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Send
    [    ]ACT: 32
    []SAT II: US History - 730, Literature - 770
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I’m actually not sure, at time of application, probably around 3.75
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    [    ]AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), AP Calc (4), AP Lit (4)
    []IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Bio, Hons Spanish 5, CW courses
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Finalist, Several In-State Recognition Awards, Several Creative Writing Awards

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
    - IR Chapter (Vice-President and then President)
    - Yearbook Editor
    - Inner City Mentorship Program
    - Community Service Program
    - National Honors Society
    []Job/Work Experience: Self employed, I’ll explain down below
    [    ]Volunteer/Community service: Only through school, mentorship, a little bit of group CS
    []Summer Activities: KYWP, Sleeping (lol)
    [    ]Essay: It was about how this summer I tried to get a job, but couldn’t, so instead I ran a small business this summer.
    []Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I have every reason to think these were pretty good
    [    ]Counselor Rec: Lord knows
    []Additional Rec: Pretty good,
    [    ]Interview: Did on campus, wasn’t my best but seemed okay?

Other

  • []State (if domestic applicant): SC
    [    ]Country (if international applicant): US
    []School Type: Public Boarding School (I know it’s weird)
    [    ]Ethnicity: Black
    []Gender: F
    [    ]Income Bracket: <120
    []Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, CW, Region

Reflection

  • []Strengths: Creative Writing, Previous experience with Kenyon
    []Weaknesses: My grades aren’t amazing, and neither are my scores
    [    ]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think CW really saved me and I think Kenyon really needs minorities. They basically met my EFC and asked only for a 2500 loan so I think they liked me.
    []Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at an instate school, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Hollins
    [    ]General Comments: I’m not sure if I’m going to attend. It’s the smartest choice so far because money but whoooo knows, I’m really worried about there being no minorities and not having options to get off, but besides that it’s perfect.
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Decision: Accepted w/15k Scholarship

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT: 33C (35E, 35R, 35S, 28M, 12 Writing)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/371
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5) US History (5) Microecon (4) Calc AB, US Gov’t and English Lit (this year)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, AP Lit, AP US Gov’t, Dual-Credit Psychology/Sociology, Jazz Techniques
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Speech and Debate Association Academic All-American, AP Scholar, some other regional stuff

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate for 4 years (Team President, bunch of awards, state qualifications, and 2 national qualifications), Student Council (Class Vice President Jr. Year, Student Body Vice President Sr. Year, 2 years of Jazz Band and Cross Country, NHS, sitting member of local school board)
Job/Work Experience: City Finance internship this summer…none prior though
Volunteer/Community service: Teen court, peer tutoring in Spanish, mentoring to 6th graders
Summer Activities: Nothing to note
Essay: Pretty good, not my best. Re-wrote it a couple times…couldn’t seem to get it just how I wanted it, but I tend to be highly critical of my writing.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, but they were from two teachers I was very very close with. I’d imagine they were pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, hard to say because my counselor has a lot of kids to deal with.
Additional Rec: Probably pretty well written…from my debate coach (who holds a PhD)
Interview: Kind of rocky honestly…asked some pretty unorthodox questions. I mean, It went pretty well but it definitely wasn’t my best.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Mid-size public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None unfortunately

Reflection

Strengths: My extracurricular involvements aligned heavily with my major (political science) and I think I showed a good deal of genuine interest. (2 visits, an overnight, and an interview)
Weaknesses: Like I said, my interview was kind of weird (not sure how much that impacts their decision/allocation of merit aid) and I think my test scores and GPA were just slightly too low to be granted a bigger scholarship.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Interest, strong academics, decent well-roundedness
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at American, Colby, Dension, Case Western, OSU, Dayton. Waitlisted at Rhodes (showed zero interest)

General Comments: I came to love Kenyon. Gambier is a very unique town and the atmosphere and academic approach at Kenyon are both fantastic. However, coming it at about 45k a year…it’s too expensive for me, unfortunately. :frowning:

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Decision: Accepted w/15k Scholarship
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 690/800/780/10
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (5), AP US History (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Calc/Stat, AP Gov, AP Environmental Science, AP Latin, German 2 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Commended, Sewanee Book Award for Excellence in Writing, National Latin Exam: Magna Cum Laude, American History Scholar Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Junior Classical League, Secretary (9-12), Latin Honor Society (9-12), National Honor Society (11-12), German Club, Vice President (10-12), Environmental Awareness Club 11-12, Academic Team 9-12, National Institute of American History and Democracy summer program (12), Model Atlanta Regional Commission (MARC) for urban planning (11)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: intern at Trees Atlanta, conducted research project on the BeltLine
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): 9/10,

Teacher Recommendation: AP Lang teacher, loves my writing (8/10) and German teacher, knows me very well (9/10)
Counselor Rec: Did not read, probably very good (9/10)
Interview: one of the best interviews I’ve ever had. My interviewer (one of the admissions counselors) even sent me a handwritten postcard over winter break. I think my personality and passion for history and environmental science really came through.

Other

U.S. State/Territory or Country: GA
School Type: large, competitive private school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: very high
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, SAT scores, strong grades (for my school)
Weaknesses: mediocre ECs, easy course load in 9th Grade
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a good fit for Kenyon and had an excellent interview, middle-high stats, and a good common app essay.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Middlebury and Georgia Tech, still waiting on Oberlin, Carleton, and Reed.

General Comments: Kenyon is a fantastic place, and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to attend next year! It seems as though the college admissions process is largely “luck of the draw”, and I just happen to have been one of the lucky ones. I haven’t decided yet on a college yet of course, but Kenyon’s definitely up there on my list.

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Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 690 M, 610 W (didn’t send)
ACT: 32
SAT II: didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, H Physics, AP Literature, Latin 4, American Government, ECs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: I work in construction for my dad’s contracting company.
Volunteer/Community service: I started a service organization with my brother that does maintenance and construction work for the poor and disabled.
Summer Activities: Kenyon Young Writers
Essay:Pretty good, I wrote about a series of encounters I had with an addict and how it effected me. I also sent in a supplemental short story and another essay (Look “Weaknesses”)
Teacher Recommendation: One was very good, I have a good relationship with the teacher and she sung praises abt me. The second was alright, I looked it over after the teacher sent it and actually caught a few errors she missed.
Counselor Rec: Good, I go to a small school so I have a good, personal relationship with my counselor.
Additional Rec: I had the principal of my high school send one in as well (Look “Weaknesses”)
Interview: Alright, didn’t make a bad impression I don’t think but I don’t remember saying anything remarkable.

Other

State (if domestic applicant):OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private Catholic
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: Pretty poor, I have a very large family. I got a very generous aid package.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: I demonstrated an impressive amount of interest, I’m a good writer, and the service organization I started.
Weaknesses: GPA could be better, but the BIGGEST weakness I had was the fact I got kicked out of their writing camp for various reasons. I actually applied ED and got deferred to RD because they asked the director of the writing camp about me and learned I’d gotten the boot over the summer. To get back in their good graces I had to submit an extra essay apologizing for my actions detailing what happened during the camp. I also got my principal to write a letter vouching for my character.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I demonstrated a lot of interest, my essays and supplements were well written, and I had good recommendations. They also mentioned my service organization in my letter as a big factor.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to OSU, Loyola Chicago and John Carroll.
General Comments: Sort of surprised I got in after the hole I dug, but very very happy! With the aid they gave me I don’t see any reason why I won’t be attending Kenyon College this fall, as long as my grades don’t tank.

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Decision: Accepted :smiley: :smiley:

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT: 29
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): i go to a funky school, we don’t have GPAs…
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer, didn’t take
IB (place score in parenthesis): didn’t take
Senior Year Course Load: English, History, Advanced Physiology, Calculus, French, Chinese, Acting for Shakespeare, Acting Intensive, Costume design, Film Photography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Honorable mention

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of the middle school literary magazine, school plays, yearbook staff. Not really an EC, but last fall I attended the Mountain School
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a local school for children with autism
Summer Activities:Camp counselor
Essay: I think it was very strong. Was about theatre and also an experience I had at mountain school and how the two help me view the world
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read but I think they were glowing
Counselor Rec: Probably good, but didn’t read
Additional Rec: A family friend is on the parent board so they wrote me a letter which was very nice
Interview: really good, didn’t feel like an interview, more life a one on one info session, the interviewer was very nice.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: teeny tiny Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mountain School experience, Theater kid

Reflection

Strengths: My essay and my letters of recommendation. I was really able to showcase my writing talent in my essay, and because kenyon is a writers college, they appreciated it. I have a very very close relationship with both of the teachers who wrote my recs
Weaknesses: MY ACT SCORE. I’m looking at all of these other posts and I noticed that I have a really low score comparatively.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed so much interest, and I think Kenyon is an awesome fit for me.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Bard and UVM (EA), Rejected: Middlebury, Colby (didn’t show any interest) Waitlisted: Bates

General Comments: THRILLED :smiley:

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Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (W: 770, M: 730, CR: 750)
SAT II: 790 Chem, 800 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~Top 8%

General Comments: Accepted to Colby, Grinnell, Macalester, Bates, and others with merit aid, so I guess Kenyon wasn’t a fit for me. I’m pretty shocked considering I had a fantastic interview and received a paid trip to visit Kenyon.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2130 (M: 720 CR:720 W:690 Essay: 8
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Only took once
ACT (breakdown): none
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 800 Chem: 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure, probably in the top 10% (??)
AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5) Calc (5) English Language (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Semester 1: AP Stats, AP Physics C, American Civil War, Ancient Greek college class Semester 2: AP Physics C, AP English Lit., Chamber Choir, Greek class cont.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Latin Exam perfect paper, AP scholar, honor roll all 4 years, NHS, National Merit Commended

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
-Intern at a zebrafish lab this summer, worked with a Smith professor looking at the effect of anesthesia on neurons
-Member of the Ukulele Club since 10th grade, VP last year and president this year.
-In Chamber Choir, a selective audition-only group, for 11th and 12th grade, which is a class but also performs outside of school. This has been a pretty important and time-consuming commitment, both in practicing/learning my part for class and in after school performances.
-Tons of theater stuff–small named roles in two school musicals, props manager for a student-run production, assistant stage manager for the premiere of a newly-written play in my town, stage manager for a senior production.
-Latin Tutor at my high school
-Spanish immersion program after freshman year that increased my proficiency
-Model UN for 2 years
Volunteer at Animal Shelter since 11th grade-I recently stopped because of time constraints but I cared for the cats every Sunday morning for 3 hours.
Job/Work Experience: none, besides babysitting

Writing:
Essay: I put a ton of work into this. I wrote about my love of the Classics (Latin and Greek), about 550 words.
Teacher Recommendation #1: From my Latin teacher, probably a 9
Teacher Recommendation #2: From my AP Chem teacher probably an 8
Counselor Rec: she knew me well and took the time to meet with me throughout the college process
Additional Info/Rec: 1 from my Greek teacher, probably a 10 because he is wonderful and Greek is my best class, 1 from my Chamber Choir teacher, probably a 9 because she loves everyone.
Interview: It went well! It was pretty casual and about equal focus on getting to know me and trying to sell the school.

Other:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope

Reflection:
Strengths: My essays and teacher recs
Weaknesses: SAT I scores were maybe a bit low
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I had a strong essay that showed my passion for Classics and good teacher recs. I didn’t show that much interest, but I think requesting an interview helped.
What would you have done differently?: nothing!
Where else did you apply? Accepted: Wellesley (Likely from early eval), Denison, St. Olaf. Rejected: Pomona. Waiting on: Carleton (my top choice), Conn College, Tufts

General Comments: YAY! Kenyon is probably my second choice after Carleton, so I’m pretty excited! Good luck to everyone, whether accepted, rejected, or wait listed. pce love and woodstock nation

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Wait listed (?)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT: 33
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 / 4.1 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
USH, WH, Calc, Physics, Bio, French, Chem, Econ, World Lit
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
APCalc, APPhysics, APEcon, APWorld Lit, Band, Global Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
None, really. This seems to be less of a thing in our area?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
S1 - All-state orch, all-state band, captain swim team, 3x state champ team - academic competition
Various music ensembles

Job/Work Experience:
Life guard / swim instructor

Volunteer/Community service:
A ton of service.

Summer Activities:
Orchestra camps, mission trips, work

Essay:
I’m thinking this must have been the weak link. I thought it was good, but…

Teacher Recommendation:
I’m sure they were fine.

Counselor Rec:
? Do counselors do those?

Additional Rec:

Interview:
I did a campus visit, interviewed, the whole nine yards. Thought it went fine.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, rural, mid-size
Ethnicity:W
Gender:M
Income Bracket: $100-150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
submitted a music audition

Reflection
Not sure what to think. I was very interested in attending.

Strengths:
Academics, ACT, EC’s
Weaknesses:
??
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Can only assume essay was the weak link
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Macalester, St Olaf; Rejected - Bowdoin; Waiting on Oberlin

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (W: 700, M: 600, CR: 690)
ACT: 27, didn’t submit
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 101/753 at end of junior year
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Biology (4), Lang and Comp (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP literature, AP French, AP environmental science, AP government, probability/statistics, choir, economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar? Don’t know if that counts

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school choir (3 years, student-elected president), church choir, school theatre company (3 years, upporting and lead roles in 2 straight plays, 2 one acts, 3 musicals, tech for one play), piano (11 years, classically educated), horseback riding (6 years), co-founder/co-president of a feminist group at my school
Job/Work Experience: one month internship after freshman year at a cardiovascular pathology research lab
Volunteer/Community service: various community service and a bit of tutoring but nothing very extensive
Summer Activities: Summer@Brown program for biology, Virginia Governor’s School for the Humanities at Radford University (competitive one month residential program sponsored by the state)
Essay: wrote about my front porch and how I’ve grown through the different conversations I’ve had there
Teacher Recommendation 1: AP Lang teacher, got to know her pretty well and did a lot of good work in her class. Didn’t get to read but I’ve been accepted to everything she’s ever written a rec for, so…
Teacher Recommendation 2: APUSH teacher, also did good work in his class and really learned a lot. He liked me but I didn’t get to know him as well as my lang teacher so I can’t say for sure how it was
Counselor Rec: Kenyon wrote to me in my acceptance letter specifically about how lovely her rec was; have only had her for a year but we connected very well
Interview: interviewed in November in DC, had a decent conversation with a really nice person, but not my best interview at all. Also visited last spring.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Virginia (northern)
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: large public HS
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

Strengths: essay, counselor rec, English and history grades, demonstrated interest, and the interview probably helped
Weaknesses: SAT scores, math grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really didn’t think I would get in! I guess what they looked at more than my scores and grades (which I worked extremely hard for and are pretty good but not great) was how good of a fit the school was. They have an amazing English program, and that is where I’ve always thrived ( and my intended major.) I’m still trying to process why though, especially because other applicants from my school who had better grades and scores were waitlisted/rejected.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
so far, accepted to: Lawrence University (w/ scholarship), Dickinson College (w/ scholarship), Beloit College (w/ scholarship), University of Vermont (w/ scholarship). Rejected from: Grinnell College. Waiting to hear from: Oberlin College, Bennington College
(Kenyon was my top choice and biggest reach)

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (690CR, 690M, 770W)
ACT: didn’t send
SAT II: Math L1 (760), French (800), German (790), Literature (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/94
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: N/A - International
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in National German Competition

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet, acting & film course, Russian Club, French courses, Student Government etc.
Job/Work Experience: Payed tutoring in English, French and German
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered at MigHelp, an organization helping refugees integrate, and was a volunteer tutor at school.
Summer Activities: Group leader at acting camp for kids, film courses and teaching.
Essay: 9/10, I took a really unique approach, and my counselor thought it was a bit too literary, but I worked a lot on it.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: 9/10
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Hungary
School Type: Public, but part-time student at independent school as well.
Ethnicity: W
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Very low.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really…

Reflection

Strengths: Common App essay? Recs? I went to two schools at the same time? I speak 5 languages? IDK, really.
Weaknesses: SAT scores, I asked for a lot of financial aid
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, honestly. Maybe because they don’t get a lot of applicants from Hungary?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: USC (SoCal - accepted w/ full-tuition scholarship), Occidental (waitlisted), Vanderbilt (rejected), still waiting on Oberlin, Vassar, Amherst, Swarthmore, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins.

General Comments: I love Kenyon, and I got excellent financial aid, but I probably won’t attend. I got a full-tuition scholarship to USC (to the film school!), which was my first choice & has been my dream school for a really long time. Plus, I’m a Film major, and USC is the best in film.

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Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown):2100, CR 750, W 700, M 650
ACT: 32
SAT II:N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8, Weighted 5.05
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human 5, AP Euro 5, AP Lit 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): Bio SL 6
Senior Year Course Load: IB Psych HL, IB History HL, IB English HL, IB Spanish SL, IB Math SL, AP Chemistry,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISTF Meritorious Achievement award
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ceramics Club - Founder and President
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 2 years of weekly volunteering at VA hospital
Summer Activities:None
Essay: None
Teacher Recommendation: Read it, SO BEAUTIFUL
Counselor Rec: Ok
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview:None

Other

State (if domestic applicant):Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 95,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation College, IB Diploma Student,

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Cause my course load kicks-ass
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Colorado College: Accepted
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor : Accepted
Lewis and Clark College: Accepted
University of Rochester: Accepter
University of Virginia: Accepted
George Washington University: Accepted
University of Richmond: Pending
Vanderbilt University: Waitlisted

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1940 (Did not submit)
Math: 690
Writing: 710
Reading: 540

ACT: 29

GPA: 4.06

Job/Work Experience: Huffington Post, Ice cream scooper
Volunteer/Community service: Retirement homes, elementary schools, autistic school

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Cali
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male