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Leslie Braat
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Tis the season to be reading (applications)
February 10, 2011
I'm reading roughly over 1,100 applications before mid March.
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The tide has turned
April 13, 2010
College seniors spent a lot of energy convincing colleges to admit them. Now that acceptance letters have been received, it's time for the colleges to woo the students and their parents.
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There will be dark moments
November 2, 2009
I had the good fortune of being in NYC last week when Ishmael Beah '04 and Professor Dan Chaon celebrated an evening of Oberlin mentorship.
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Can you describe a typical Oberlin student?
September 22, 2009
By now I'm hoping you've gathered that there's nothing typical about Obies! They are all unique, which makes this a pretty interesting place. Of course I can give you some numbers about last year's applicant pool, along with test score and gpa averages, but that certainly doesn't tell much of our story.
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It's an Obie world after all
August 3, 2009
I headed to a small coffee shop and discovered that it really is an Obie world after all.
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What's on your reading list?
February 11, 2009
I've been reviewing applications since November, with a couple of months still to go before we mail our decision letters....