<p>What should I do when I am waitlisted? Can I get a recommendation letter I obtained from a college professor, though I apply as a freshman? Should I increase my contribution from 8k/year to 14k/year? Will it help? I'm desperate :((...</p>
<p>Contribution??</p>
<p>contribution is 8,ooo dollars/year to 14,ooo dollars/ year. That means I apply for FA, and my family can help me with that much:( Do you you how I can be helped?</p>
<p>What you put down in FAFSA as a possible contribution is irrelevant to your acceptance. Generally the schools go through the acceptance procedure and then define what the financial aid offer should be. If the school felt you should be accepted they would offer more loans (if nothing else) to allow you to attend.</p>
<p>Schools do look at that information, and it can have some impact depending on the school. Work hard and you’ll do fine wherever you end up. Make it clear you want to attend Kenyon.</p>
<p>Also Erin’s Dad- That’s quite harsh. Usually the reason that someone is waitlisted is that the school would like to have them attend but needs to ensure they don’t have more students than rooms.</p>
<p>Thank you foolsgold and Erin’s Dad. It’s because I am an international student, and they say clearly on their website than need does affect my chances of admissions, so I say it so.</p>
<p>First of all, some schools have massive waitlists…the waitlist is used differently at each school…very few are ever taken from it at Kenyon. Also, Kenyon is not a need blind school the last time I checked, but perhaps someone can find information stating otherwise? Kenyon tends to pull waitlisted students that can pay the full cost, happened to one of my roommates.</p>
<p>That sounds dismal.</p>
<p>It doesn’t sound very positive, I agree…however, follow the advice of prior posts, contact Kenyon immediately and let them know how badly you want to attend! Be sure to ask if you can provide any more information. They might even tell you the size of the waitlist. Also, I know there have been waitlist threads on here before, so perhaps you can find those and get numbers accepted from it in the past to make sure I am not remembering incorrectly.</p>
<p>According to what I’ve heard from the admissions staff at Kenyon and just confirmed on their website ([Cost</a> & Financial Aid - Kenyon College](<a href=“http://www.kenyon.edu/finaid.xml]Cost”>Financial Aid & Scholarships | Kenyon College)) Kenyon does meet 100% of demonstrated need. However, as Dean Delahunty is quoted as saying, “Some schools are entirely need-blind, and some do take into account ability to pay, andwe are primarily need-blind, but for the last 5 or 10 percent of our decisions, we do have to [consider] ability to pay.”" (Source: [Kenyon</a> College - Kenyon in the News](<a href=“http://bulletin.kenyon.edu/x308.xml]Kenyon”>http://bulletin.kenyon.edu/x308.xml)). </p>
<p>And from my general understanding of college admissions, financial aid for international students does play a determining factor in your admissions decision. Unfortunately that’s how it is at almost nearly every college. 
And while raising your contribution might seem effective – I suggest you do what MolBioAce06 suggested instead. Just find out the numbers and size of the waiting list and express your deep, invested desire to come to Kenyon. It’s always been about interest with Kenyon and what better time to show it than now?</p>
<p>Thank you, MolBioAce06 and thegirl08. I have sent an email expressing my interest in the school, particularly, the writing program at Kenyon. It is not quite long, but I hope it can show them some aspects about Kenyon that I love most.</p>
<p>Would sending three writing samples written in class, and each is sent every 2 weeks help? I work very hard on each essay, and receive positive comments from my English teacher, with each demonstrating a different type of writing( analytical, persuasive, and research paper). However, I am afraid that that would annoy them…</p>
<p>I would gather up a few very well scored pieces that reflect your unique writing style and send them in together. I would also send a hand written note to your admissions counselor in the packet. Multiple mailings will more than likely not help you.</p>
<p>Does anybody know whether Kenyon will send an email/ mail or make a phone call to students accepted off the wait list?</p>
<p>They will call you. I visited last weekend (I’m waitlisted too) and they told me that they will start making the calls after this week. Hope this helps. :)</p>
<p>Thank you Prairie!</p>
<p>It’s sad that finally, I received a letter from Kenyon saying that the class of 2013 has been full; the school no longer accepts students from the waitlist. I’ll go to Ohio Wesleyan and hopefully, my experience will be as good as that if I had a chance to be a Kenyonite. Thank everyone for helping me in the past process.</p>
<p>I got the same letter and was a bit disappointed. I’ll be attending The George Washington University instead, though it would have been bittersweet to attend Kenyon. </p>
<p>I applied as a transfer student and was a little bit shocked that I wasn’t accepted. I have a full year of college with a 4.0 GPA, 4 letters of recommendation (including two professors, a third-party talking about my involvement in my ECs, and a Kenyon alumi), my father graduated from Kenyon, and I had stellar essays. Kenyon is truly a magical place, I wish the best for everyone entering in the fall!</p>