News, Waitlists and Thoughts for April

Please remember, admitted students and families, that the admissions officers are here to answer any questions you may have--about Kenyon in general, specific programs either academic or extracurricular, or about your offer of admission. It is better to come straight to the source to get a correct answer than to surf the internet and risk being misinformed. It is our job to provide the counsel and resources you need to help you make your enrollment decision.

For those students who have been placed on the waitlist, please know that we offer this option with the intention of moving to the waitlist. Every year we model into our projected enrolling class the room to offer spots in the class to waitlisted students--what we don't know is how many spots we'll be able to offer, as the 'yield' on admission offers varies and is not specifically predictable. So, if you are on the waitlist and Kenyon remains your top choice, here is what you should do:

1. Pay your enrollment deposit to another college. Be certain you have a school to attend next fall!
2. Please don't go to the trouble of visiting campus. You can state your interest via email or telephone call to your admissions director, the staff member responsible for students from your area. If you are in the area, it is fine if you visit but we're trying to make it easier and less costly for you.
   
3. Submit any new information you might have--recent awards or recognitions that weren't available for consideration with your application.
4. Know that we do not rank students on the waitlist. If/when spots open in the class (generally after May 1), we reconvene the admissions committee to discuss students who have expressed an interest from the waitlist.

For students who were not offered admission, please remember that our decision is not a judgment of you. You did not do any one thing wrong. Our decisions will only make sense if you've had the opportunity to sit at the committee table and review all of the applicants each year. At the end of the day, it becomes as simple as this: as a highly selective college, there are many more applicants for each available spot, and we can't admit everyone if we hope to maintain the distinctive smallness and community which is Kenyon.

From Ransom Hall, all the best.
-Noble