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Interviews, Tours, Information Sessions & Overnights

You'll benefit from visiting Kenyon when classes are in session. You'll get a firsthand sense of the community and the excellence the College offers. To schedule a visit, please consult the admissions calendar to select a date to visit and then call the toll-free number, 800-848-2468. We ask that you provide at least two weeks notice so that we can best accommodate your visit to Kenyon. While no appointments are necessary to take a campus tour, please call the admissions office to confirm tour times since our schedule occasionally changes. Kenyon's Office of Admissions, located in Ransom Hall, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST) weekdays throughout the year and from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays during the academic year.

Why do we offer interviews for prospective students? We recommend interviews as a component of the admissions process to help us to get to know you better. While we'll learn a considerable amount about you from your application, an interview affords you the opportunity to express your interests, experiences and passions in person. Interviews also serve the dual purpose of providing you with a clearer picture of life in the Kenyon community. We hope that you'll be able to see yourself as a student at Kenyon--to see how you fit with our residential learning environment, what you hope to add to it, and how your life will be enriched from your time here. We strongly recommend that students wait to interview until the summer before their senior year.

We strongly encourage you to complete and submit Part I of the Kenyon Application prior to scheduling an interview. (Part I is available online and the application fee is waived if completed online.) Although Part I is an optional form, it allows our office the opportunity to share pertinent information with you regarding the application process--information most relevant to you and your specific interests.

When Kenyon is in session:

  • Interviews and tours are available Monday through Friday, and most Saturday mornings. A tour is also available at 1:00 p.m. on select Sundays. Please refer to our online calendar prior to making your travel plans.
  • Your visit may also involve attending a class, meeting with a professor, or taking with a coach. To ensure that your visit will be as informative as possible, please let the admissions staff know about any of your special interests in advance.
  • You may stay for an overnight visit during your senior year of high school. Overnights are offered most weeks, Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, for one night per visit. Please contact the Office of Admissions to schedule an overnight at least two weeks in advance of your planned visit.
  • If you visit on select Fridays, you can join a current student for lunch in our dining hall.
  • If you are a high school junior, we encourage you to start the college search process early, and certainly welcome a visit prior to your senior year. You may come for a tour, or attend our visit day tailored just for juniors. We recommend that students wait to interview until the summer before their senior year.
  • The Kenyon Athletic Center is open for tours from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. throughout the week. Reservations are not required--please visit the reception desk inside the Center and ask for a tour.

During the summer:

  • Interviews, Information Sessions and Tours are available most weekdays; each lasts approximately one hour. Visit our admissions calendar to see what is offered on a given date, and then call us at 800-848-2468 to schedule a visit!
  • Tours of our Science Quad are available on Mondays and Fridays throughout June and July. Join a current Kenyon student working on Summer Science Research and meet with one of our science division faculty members on a tour of Kenyon's state of the art facilities.
  • The Kenyon Athletic Center is open for tours from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. throughout the week. Reservations are not required--please visit the reception desk inside the Center and ask for a tour.

If you're unable to visit campus in person:

  • You can usually arrange an alumni interview near to your hometown. To do so, you must first complete Part I of the Kenyon application, available online and free of charge if submitted online. After doing so, you may submit a request for an alumni interview through the myapp.kenyon.edu website using the username and password provided to you via email. An effort is made to honor each and every request for an alumni interview. However to ensure adequate time for completion of the interview, and for the interview to be considered with the application material, requests must be made prior to January 15, 2010 .

The Office of Admissions, located in Ransom Hall, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. (EST) weekdays throughout the year and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays throughout the academic year. To schedule a visit, please call the toll-free number at 800-848-2468.