Oberlin Blogs

QuestBridge finalists, join us here on Wednesday, December 9th at 6pm for a live streaming Q&A session!

Come for the albino squirrels and story of how I came to Oberlin, stay for the pug and goat photos at the end of this post! (Or just skip down to the pug photos!)

My decision to spend my undergraduate years at Oberlin wasn't quite the storybook tale, but it did end with a happily ever after.

I was officially sold when the tour guide described Oberlin as a place where being weird is celebrated and loved.

In a weird way, my first brush with Oberlin was like my birth: I was late (although not by 10 days) and my body was propelled through the air until I landed somewhere, and maybe that's why I loved it immediately.

I walked in with no expectations. No pre-conceived ideas of what Uni would be like. No idea of how my life was going to change.

Being at Oberlin has truly made me engage directly with my school community that I most definitely would have circumvented had I stayed in my city, where I would've relied on my own pre-existing knowledge of my surroundings to find something to do.

The fall 2015 virtual student panels are here! Get your questions ready!

So if studying in the US is just one of many options for international students, and the liberal arts is a subset of those options, and Oberlin is an even smaller choice within those already narrow decision frameworks... Well, why do I do what I do?

It's interview season! Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you walk into your college interview.

Liz Hui, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions, offers some tips on planning a great summer college tour!

My waking self was indecisive, but my subconscious knew.