Kenyon College Top Questions

If only I could draw you a caricature, or a Venn Diagram.

Kenyon students are all spoiled, rich white kids.

Oddly enough, both Kenyon and my former high school shared a nickname, the Dome. Kenyon is supposedly removed from the goings on of the real world, the academic 'ivory tower.'

huge variety of students, lots of shabby chic kids, smokers, from wealthy backgrounds though you wouldn't guess it

smart hippies, a lot of white kids

That Kenyon student are up-tight. That they are only here for the English department.

Stereotypes are that Kenyon has a great English department and that there are a lot of English majors here. Also, the students are typically characterized as rich and preppy.

That we are are either hippies or completely rich.

kenyon students are rich, snobby, and disconnected from the outside world.

The students are all sickeningly rich, North-eastern, white, awkard preps who fit into two categories: those who drink and party as much as they can, and those who stay in their rooms and work. The school is overly expensive and is known for its extensive english and drama departments, as well as its utter seclusion and happy relations with townspeople.

That Kenyon students are wealthy white kids.

A predominant stereotype is that Kenyon students are entitled, white, privileged, prep school kids who hate science and spend time studying useless and arcane subjects while waiting for their trust fund to kick in.

Kenyon students are either really preppy or really earthy/hippy.

Some stereotypes about Kenyon are: Only rich white kids come here, the social scene is terrible, and the students here have no morals.

People think that Kenyon is full of hippies and pot smokers. Kenyon girls are "heinous" and the boys are half preppy half crunchy.

I don't know of any stereotypes of Kenyon students, other than the general stereotypes of students at any liberal arts school: liberal politics, care about social justice, sandals in winter, use pot or smoke, etc.

That everyone here is a rich writer, that people who live on the North end of campus smoke and major in English and people who live on the South end of campus are frat and sorority kids majoring in parties and sports.

When it comes to the student body as a whole, there's the stereotype that as students, we're non-competitive and not quick to form cliques. Also, that we're laid-back.