<p>At the same time, we have a right to access to information and Kenyon seems to deprive me of that right. </p>
<p>If you think it'll waste your time, don't watch.</p>
<p>Even the conservative Christian channels have SOME television available in their rooms. It's pathetic that Mount Vernon Nazarene has one upped us in technology. A regional religious school is ahead of us in that matter.</p>
<p>whats so hard about logging onto one of the hundreds of news websites, they usually have more news available than watching the local columbus news or the talk shows on cnn or foxnews. and whats wrong with sitting in a lounge and watching the news. i think its a stretch to say that kenyon is depriving you of your right to information. if you want cable, live in an campus apartment and pay for it on your own.</p>
<p>One of my goals during my time at Kenyon = Watch less TV. </p>
<p>But I do understand the complaint of not having access to cable. One of my complaints about Kenyon has always been the housing situation (Less than desireable dorms, requirements to live oncampus for all four years). Hopefully my enthusiasm for Kenyon will remain high and I won't find it to be too much of a problem.</p>
<p>The dorms at Kenyon considered the "best" or the "nicest" would be the lowest of the low at most other colleges, and I am not exagerating.</p>
<p>I guess it'll make us have less shock at the crappy quality of our post-graduation apartments we have to pay for with our liberal arts degree salaries.</p>
<p>I have no problem paying for it on my own, but why should only a few of the dorms be wired for television access? Especially since we DO NOT have the free option of using an antenna because of our location.</p>
<p>People in this country sue to have access to more than 1 cable company at their residence and most residences at Kenyon on campus do not have the option of even 1 cable company's service.</p>
<p>I understand that it would cost an arm and a leg to wire the old buildings, but the right to easy access to information is MORE important.</p>
<p>Bottom line, whether you are for or against having cable access in the rooms, is that Kenyon is behind most other universities at offering television service and behind most other universities at internet (especially wireless) quality and speed.</p>
<p>this should be refered to the all stu forum</p>
<p>No real point for me since I'll be graduating and leaving Gambier in a few weeks for good. Just trying to raise awareness to outsiders.</p>
<p>This is to Kenyon_Senior and any others of you who might be graduating from Kenyon soon:</p>
<p>Regardless of whatever you majored in, do you feel that Kenyon adequately prepared you for entering the job market and/or graduate school?</p>
<p>Kenyon did, I feel, but in both a good and a bad way:</p>
<p>Kenyon has preparerd me to enter the job market in nearly ANY field I should choose, but I will probably have to start at the bottom. So, while I can get jobs in many different carrers, I probably will not start at a good level. For people with connections, though, I'm sure they are more prepared.</p>
<p>If I wanted to go to grad school, I'm confident that Kenyon has prepared me academically. Everyone I know who wants to go to grad school next year is going.</p>
<p>Kenyon molds you for grad school. I feel a university might have been a better choice if I wanted to get a job.</p>
<p>Is it easy to go straight from Kenyon to grad school? I know alot of schools, specifically when regards to my intended field of international relations admire work experience, but do Kenyon students find themselves able to go straight to grad school when they want? It's just I'd rather avoid taking time off if I could, because I've always had a clear idea of what I want to do, and where I'd like to go for grad school.</p>
<p>I think Kenyon's rural location impedes internships opportunities. And if you want jobs, you get paid around USD 5.15 an hour (KAC desk attendant) to USD 8 an hour (nude model... for arts students to sketch). A research assistant will also earn you USD 8 an hour but there's only ONE vacancy I think.</p>
<p>Science research jobs pay well at Kenyon. I started at 7 frosh year and ended at 8.50 last semester. There are always openings if you ask around and are interested enough.</p>
<p>It would be wise to use Kenyon contacts for a summer internship or two. That could include alums, parents/friends of students, and others. Also, some students do a study abroad semester in DC. If you can get enough experience you should be able to go right to grad school.</p>
<p>I appreciate these candid posts. My son's first choice was Kenyon. However, he wants to swim and although he is reasonably fast (has CO state cuts, etc) , he was told he was not fast enough to swim in Kenyon meets. He therefore selected Macalester. One of the factors that made Mac attractive was the fact that 60% of the students get internships in the Twin Cities. I will show him this thread and perhaps it will reassure him about his decision.</p>
<p>Mac is a good place...very different location though. Tell your son to be careful about going into Minneapolis at night...there have been lots of random robberies and shootings as of late(of people going out to eat and partying at bars/clubs etc). Not to scare you too much, but going with a large group and watching your back are both good ideas to avoid trouble. The area around Mac is very safe...as is most of Saint Paul. I hope he enjoys his time there!</p>
<p>cant get much better than summit ave</p>
<p>You mean for historic mansions? Maybe you meant Grand Avenue for shopping, food, etc?</p>
<p>Grand bounds Mac on the north and Summit is the next street north I believe. It has the big set-back houses and huge median and takes you right to the banks of the river.</p>
<p>Thanks for the heads-up on Minneapolis. While we were visiting we noticed on the news that the Guardian Angels were exploring Minneapolis as a possible site to patrol due to the increased crime. Mac is in St Paul which seems quieter. No doubt Gambier wins on the safety issue.</p>
<p>MolBioAce06,</p>
<p>A few quick questions. First, concerning study abroad is it possible to do it in two different locations? I've actually looked into the Washington Semester (My grandfather actually went to it back in the 50's, lol), but I know as I want to study IR in grad school, I need to get some overseas experience as well. So, my question is if it is possible to do perhaps the Washington Semester in the spring and Sweden or some other place in the Fall? A semester for each? </p>
<p>Secondly, I wanted to know if it was really worth majoring in International Studies if I wanted to do IR in grad school. I know PolySci is a good dept. and I was thinking PolySci/Econ would be much better. I know you may not be too familiar with either, but what are your specific thoughts? I'm wondering how much experience is enough, haha...</p>