<p>Is anyone else having uncertainties...I know I will have an amazing time at Kenyon...but I still have that little feeling that I should of went to a professional private school instead of Liberal Arts...coupled with the horrible feeling of leaving my awesome friends behind 8 hours away...I am sure these feelings are temporary...</p>
<p>I can't comment on the LAC vs. Pre-professional programs, but I can comment on the friends aspect. </p>
<p>I have an amazing group of friends. We are all very close and spend all of our time together. However, I'm going to Ohio, one friend is going to California, others to Massachusetts, one to NY, and so on. Even though we will be spread out, I'm more than confident that our friendships will not fade away. We have email, facebook, telephones, and the US Postal service to keep in touch. We'll see each other over breaks and we can always visit each other if our breaks don't overlap. None of my friends or I want to let our friendships fade, and we're determined to not let that happen. </p>
<p>So yeah, thats my take on the friends aspect. I wouldn't be too worried. If they're true friends you'll stay in touch and remain great friends.</p>
<p>Well, this is what happened to me and my friends, kind of.
A lot of my good friends (about 50 or so of my friends came to the US last year, at least 10 of whom I was very close friends with) and I came to the US for a college education last year. None of us had ever been to the US before and we had been good friends for 10 years then. Yet, we all settled in to our own college lives and it was very difficult to really keep in good touch. A few messages here and there were all we could manage as we blended into our own circle of friends and colleges. While we remain good friends and share our stories when we can, we have all made new friends in a new environment. Basically, we have expanded our network of friends and as hard as it is to accept it, I am not in touch with my friends from back home as much as I would have liked. Of course, this does not mean our friendship is enduring a test or anything as such: we still look to each other for a lot of answers but distance does hinder relationships of all kinds.
This does not mean that you should be worried about your current friendships. You will not have your best friend from home to go biking or watch an a-capella group sing but what you can be certain of is that you will find some friend here who you will do these things with. I think you all should shed your inhibitions and come here with wide arms. Your current friends will always be there for you, now you have to get into this new atmosphere and make new friends, as I am sure all of you will.</p>
<p>It depends on what u want out of life. If all u care about is making money, you chose the wrong school.</p>
<p>When I was looking at colleges as a junior and deciding on ones as a senior, I was looking at a some colleges that you might designate as "pre-proffesional" and others that were liberal arts colleges such as Kenyon. I chose Kenyon over some top career-oriented universities because I felt that Kenyon provides a superior education while at the same time provides an excellent foundation for grad school (I think Kenyon's grads get into law and med school 90+% of the time). </p>
<p>I care about making money, but I feel that is not dependent on the college you go to. Yes, some schools are better at putting you straight into the workforce but others, such as Kenyon, give you a lot more. </p>
<p>In short, I was feeling the same way as Musaka06 but realized that Kenyon does what pre-professional schools do plus some.</p>
<p>The internships and summer jobs/research positions you hold will determine far more than the school alone.</p>
<p>i really appreciate all these perspectives... yeah... a month ago...i was so happy to leave this place...missing close to zero...but then i met a group of friends...and they are amazing...on monday...one is going to the air force...and his brother...is going to alaska for a bit...so now I am feeling the crushing feeling...the other anxiety I have...is being slightly conservative going to Kenyon...I understand the school leans toward Liberal...and I knew that when I chose it...but now I am concerned about meeting other conservatives on campus...but hey...if I am going...I guess I will find someone like me... but these feelings only belong to a little bit of me...the rest is full of excitement and anticipation... and music...</p>
<p>Don't believe all the Republican propaganda about liberals. Russia was not the Bear they said it was. Liberals are open to new ideas. Come to Kenyon with an open mind and you will do well. If you need help making new friends, ask the girls tennis coach to intoduce you to the new girl from Texas. She will be glad help you.</p>
<p>I got your fellow conservative right here! I thought I was going to be alone... but I'm glad to see at least one other person of my persuasion!</p>
<p>On making money and Kenyon. I'm most certain you can. It is just alot of Kenyon graduates choose not to. They'd rather stay away from Wall Street and become professors or go into the Peace Corps. Nothing wrong with that. It makes our endowment suck, but still there is nothing wrong with Kenyon if you want to make money. Kenyon doesn't prepare you to enter the work force straight out. You will not make money that way. If you want money you will have to go to graduate school or professional school and Kenyon can help you there. So, I have no misgivings about a fine liberal arts education to prepare me for Law School and Graduate School. Yeh, and as MolBioAce06 says the Internships and Summer work also greatly help. If you want to make a good living after Kenyon you most certainly can.</p>