Opportunities for Physics Majors at Kenyon

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<p>My son and I just recently visited campus. I had never heard of the college before. We liked our visit very much. Everyone was really friendly and down-to-earth. I have tried to research the college as much as possible as my son has also applied to Lehigh and University of Delaware. He wants to major in Physics if he goes to Kenyon and mechanical engineering if he goes to the others. Can anyone tell me first-hand what the physics program is like; if internship opportunities exist; and if students are well-prepared for a career in science/engineering upon graduation?</p>

<p>He is also being recruited for lacrosse. Does being a student/athlete mean that he will have no time for anything else?</p>

<p>I would appreciate hearing from a current student majoring in physics, a recent graduate with a career in physics/engineering, and a student/athlete. Kenyon is definitely up there in his top 3 and answers to these questions could really help us to decide.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>You should ask the admissions office for a contact with a current physics student. When we visited Kenyon last summer, we went on a day when they were offering “science tours”. They had a science student do a tour (at a different time from the regular tour, so we could do both) with a focus on the science facilities and opportunities at Kenyon. We loved it, I wish every college offered this opportunity! There was only one other student besides my D on the tour, and we got to go into labs and chat with the people working on summer research, and also talked to a couple of professors.</p>

<p>Anyway… the young man who did the tour is a physics major at Kenyon. I didn’t get his name or email (D is a probable bio or chem major, so I didn’t think we would be contacting him again). But the admissions office can definitely help you find someone to talk to.</p>