<p>How's the application process going? Anyone else applying ED for Kenyon for 2011?</p>
<p>I applied online. It was rather difficult and tedious. I had to sign the ED agreement five times before it actually went through. Then my counselor did not receive it so I had to call the Comman App. people to get it sent. I’m kind of starting to think it’s not ment to be.</p>
<p>Yeah I have been working had been working on my supplement essays for like the past month and now that everything is submitted I’m really nervous. Ah don’t let the CommonApp make you worry, I was practically having an anxiety attack because it wasn’t showing that Kenyon has received it, but they finally got everything. My counselor had to send it all her part of the CommonApp on paper because she couldn’t even submit it online. Don’t sweat it. I just have to say December 15 seems so far away. :X</p>
<p>I know, I feel the same way. I wrote and rewrote my essays several times, but they still weren’t my best work. It’s just the pressure I think. I’m definitely keeping my fingers crossed :)</p>
<p>Yeah. It’s really hard to write the best that you can in a limited amount of time and then you don’t want to seem cliche or redundant, but oh well I mean they are already submitted and they were the best I could do. I’m nervous but we will hope for the best. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you as well. What do you want to study?</p>
<p>Hey guys, I, too, am a Kenyon hopeful! Pressing “submit” was entirely too stressful for me, and now we have to deal with waiting! Do you know if the letters are sent on the 15th, or if they should be received by then? And good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I would really like to study biochemistry. I am more of a science/math person, but I’m stong in English as well. What about you?</p>
<p>Oh, I think we will get our letters just after the 15th. I live in Kansas so it will probably take longer for me to get mine. I will be looking around the 16th or 17th.</p>
<p>Anthropology and history is my stuff. Yeah I was so nervous for submitting, I had to recheck everything a good 15 times before I realized that nothing was going to change just by staring at it. On Myapp.kenyon it says that they send the letter first class on the 15th so then depending on where you live 1-3 days to get it. That would be such a good Christmas gift! 
Texas for me so I’m exciting around the 17th. Does anyone know if they post the results online sooner?</p>
<p>I remember reading somewhere that they do no post them online sooner. </p>
<p>There are only 24 days left until decisions are sent. I probably won’t even be able to open my letter. I will most likely faint. Anyone else freaking out?</p>
<p>Only 23 now!! I probably won’t even be able to open the mailbox because I read the acceptance letter come with huge purple thumbs up on the envelope, so I won’t want to open it up and just see a regular white envelope. :x</p>
<p>I’m looking to major/minor in English and Anthro. I heard the same thing about the “thumbs up” envelopes! I’m so scared for the day I’ll find mine. I live in Maryland, so I’m thinking it might be around the 17th, too. I can’t wait. I have a countdown in my school planner–my friends all make fun of me, haha.</p>
<p>I’ve applied Early Decision as well. I’m a future English major, Studio Art minor. I swear I’m getting heart palpitations every day, I want to go to Kenyon so badly! It’s my dream school. I guess what’s meant to happen will happen, right?</p>
<p>I have a countdown too!! I have a friend who applied ED to Brown and everyday I tell her how many days left until we both find out, I’m probably driving her insane. Hopefully we all don’t have to plan pity parties in the near future. I really do hope though that what’s meant to happen is that we all get in. Do you guys have any backups?</p>
<p>I really really really want to go to Kenyon next year…probably should have applied Early Decision but it’s all about money for me… if the instate public school offers me more money, I’m stuck :\ I’d like to study political science/english and then go on to law school, most likely.</p>
<p>How long were everyone’s supplement essays? I’m polishing mine up now, but I’m not sure if I feel like they’re long enough.</p>
<p>Aw, I’m sorry about that; a lot of my friends were told that they couldn’t apply early anywhere as well. I’m sure you’ll get in Regular, though! And then you can have a nice financial package! My supplements were all around 300 words, since that was the length they suggested, although my “Why Kenyon” was a bit over that, I just had so much to say, haha. </p>
<p>My backups are Dickinson College (I’m applying Early Action there), Franklin and Marshall, Denison, Bates, and St. Mary’s of Maryland. But I really will be devastated if I don’t get into Kenyon. 6 other people from my school are applying early, which makes me super nervous. One has already committed for soccer, and another is one of my closest friends, and that just ups the pressure. I’m already having awful nightmares about her getting in, while I’m rejected. I hope they don’t come true!</p>
<p>Hopefully! My scores/ecs are solid and my recs (from what I’ve seen) are amazing, so I’m hoping I’ll be okay. Financial aid is my only hope 
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<p>Thanks! I didn’t see where they suggested 300 words, I guess I just overlooked it…that makes me feel better though because that’s about the length mine all are 
I know what you mean though, my “Why Kenyon” feels like it’s all over the place just because I had so much to say…</p>
<p>The (only) good thing about living where I do is that no one has ever really even heard of Kenyon–let alone applied there–so there’s not much pressure in that department haha
Good luck to everyone! It’d be amazing if we all got to be classmates next year!</p>
<p>I can’t go ED, I have to pay for half of any college I go to, and Kenyon is, as we all know, expensive.
I’ve been sort of stalking everyone who could have an impact on my admission. I’m hoping that since I’m probably the only person in 4 years who’s applied there, I’ll get in.
What’s really holding me back is I’m not sure if it’s truly where I should be. I’m more activist and a doer than Kenyon seems to be. Which is why I’m applying to Grinnell, Denison, Scripps, University of Minnesota, Carthage, Augustana, and Wellesley. (Can you tell I’m nervous?)
I’m nervous for Kenyon because I’m just the middle 50%. When I visited, I fell in love, could have stayed there the rest of my life. But I keep flip flopping that Grinnell is where I should be. Is anyone else having this problem? I mean Kenyon is so perfect, so beautiful.</p>
<p>Since I’m in the middle of Texas, not too many people have heard about it, and the only other person applying that I know from my state is my best friend who lives about 7 hours away. I’ve been freaking out as well about her getting in and then not me! D:</p>
<p>Yeah my SATs were in the middle 50% as well but my ACT score were in the top percents so hopefully that will balance it out. I was really nervous submitting my application because i just felt like i was going to be missing something important. Did you guys talk to your local admission representative?</p>
<p>The why Kenyon was probably the hardest one for me to write because I knew exactly what I wanted me to say and how I felt about Kenyon, but trying to put it into actual words was difficult!</p>
<p>How do you think Kenyon uses the writing portion of the SAT (since they are such a writing-focused school)? Do you think they place a lot of importance on it?</p>