A well-reputed
small liberal arts school located in Gambier,
Ohio. Like other schools in this category, it has excellent programs in
English writing (students there are always
writing papers, even for such subjects as
Calculus) and the
performing arts. It has a pleasant campus, with such features as the beautiful
Middle Path running,
aptly enough, straight down the length of the campus.
Fraternities are fairly prevalent,
sororities less so--as one student put it, "Social life at Kenyon is the
drinking." That probably comes from being in
the middle of nowhere as it is.
Something of special note for students considering Kenyon is their financial aid system. It is unique in that need-based financial aid is calculated first, and scholarships are added on top of that, instead of the reverse order. This means that students with good test scores, GPA, etc. have a greatly improved chance of receiving an excellent deal on tuition.