Oberlin Blogs

In light of All Roads coming around once again, I'm writing about two first-years' college decisions and how they've worked out for us over the past year. So if you're a prospie viewing this page as you frantically try to decide before that May 1st deadline, read on!

If you have little more than a month to decide where you'll be spending the next four years of your life, and have received an acceptance letter from Oberlin, then read on. This post is for you.

My name is Aleena, and I am a Yalie... I spent my past week visiting Dara at Oberlin, and now I'd like to share my observations, because I truly believe that Oberlin is an incredible place, and it might be interesting hear about from a non-Obie perspective.

or, beware the ides of March!

It is really quite easy to mistake this place for a little snow globe, complete with picturesque buildings, tiny flakes of falling snow, and of course the glass sphere encasing it all.

This is my voice; it stands with you. I stand with you.

Another obvious piece of advice that it took me a relatively long time to grasp.

For real this time. Here's why I'm leaving, and why I'm coming back.

I have a great love for many of the people around me, but I don't do social. Reconciling those two facts is a battle that I'm not sure I'm winning.

I'll go with describing an average Thursday last semester, as that was my favorite day of the week.

Freshman Ben answers Prospie Ben's questions about life at Oberlin.

I was tempted to put in pictures of my shorter friends, but they don't sit still long enough—and one of them is taking Akido—so kittens, dogs, and squirrels will have to do.