Oberlin Blogs

Do you have the pre-orientation jitters? Are you at all anxious to leave home and come live in a place you've probably never spent a formidable amount of time at before? Do not fear! I am here to try and alleviate some of that anxiety.

I have had so many absolutely fantastic professors this year who have inspired me in all sorts of ways.

It's a necessary step! I handled mine really badly! This is why!

And why you should forget them.

I like stories much more than I like lists, so here are four of them in two installments.

Through my own personal failings, it is my wish that you will become enriched with wisdom.

Part II in my little pearls-of-wisdom series. Thanks again to everyone who contributed. Enjoy!

In Oberlin, I think professors are kinda like celebrities. And these are the ones I go goo-goo eyed over.

To the Class of 2015: a list of minor and not-so-minor regrets I have that I hope you won't. (It's really not that bad, and you'll survive perfectly well even if you completely ignore this list.) Love, Christine.

To be fair to my parents, they did tell me most of this, but it was easy to dismiss their experiences as being far removed from my own. As your peer, I hope that this will be useful to you and will help you to put yourself in the right frame of mind for what you should expect come September, without feeling overwhelmed.

Getting in

So here's the deal. I'm looking for VOLUNTEERS. Students who would like to begin working on their own ePorfolios now. I provide you with access to an ePortfolio system, you use it (more instructions provided) and, every now and again, we get together to talk to other ePortfolio users about how it's going and what you're getting out of it (or not!).