Will Mason ’10

Getting in

Excerpts + thoughts about my senior recital

Or, "This is a terrible idea!" (Inside: helpful faculty; I hate the GRE; Career Services rocks)

Or, "This is a great idea!"

We had about two hours to get a sneak peak of the building today, and I was absolutely blown away. Many photos inside.

In many ways, my story of getting to Oberlin is pretty uninspiring, and it's certainly brief.

Some disjointed thoughts in response to a question about the music business & Oberlin.

A glimpse into my worries about life post-Oberlin.

Adventures in domesticated living.

Finding a job on campus is easy, and the jobs themselves are often valuable experiences and great fun.

Some thoughts after watching my younger sister pack for her freshman year at college.

Notes from a month spent touring with an Oberlin rock band.

Does being a double degree student make you less of a musician? Less of a scholar?

Remember those "Ernest" movies from the late 80's...

On spending too much time in my practice room, reading lists, and "Twilight."

Unqualified and unsolicited advice on the college essay from someone who went about it the wrong way.

Like most people in America (I gather), I thought Obama was going to win but also was distrustful enough of my fellow citizens that I had to wait until it was announced on the news to believe it.

Photographs from an average Tuesday in the life of an average Obie.

The best part about college - any college - is that there's always something to look forward to.

The worst part of college is getting there.

Or: The Life and Times of an Elite, High-Powered, Unpaid Lowly Intern

The Oberlin Conservatory attracts a number of world-class musicians, but its presence on campus is also a major draw for college students who wish to continue studying music without committing to a pre-professional program.

As someone who knows what it's like to trudge through a protracted winter, let me assure you that Oberlin's climate is a piece of cake.

Final exams are an inextricable component of higher education, but they needn't cast too menacing a pall over the college experience.

I'd like to use this post as an opportunity to further introduce myself (past the perfunctory greeting and awkward head shot provided by my profile).

We Oberlin students are a lucky bunch. The campus provides an impossible number of lectures, exhibits, readings, and performances, and we are burdened with the enviable luxury of bouncing around from event to event, gorging ourselves on art and music and culture until exhaustion necessitates a break.