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Clear filtersGiving Up "The College Experience"
October 27, 2016
For a long time, the college experience was all about "big" to me.
"Oberlin College? Never heard of it..."
October 27, 2016
Honestly, when I was trying to decide on my post-high school plans, I never even thought about going to a school like Oberlin College.
The Fall 2016 Virtual Panels!
September 26, 2016
Have any questions about Oberlin? Ask your questions and we'll get to them in one of the three virtual panels we're hosting this fall!
How to Survive Audition Season
January 16, 2016
A few words for prospective conservatory students on how to succeed at your Oberlin audition.
QuestBridge finalists, what now?
December 3, 2015
QuestBridge finalists, join us here on Wednesday, December 9th at 6pm for a live streaming Q&A session!
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
November 13, 2015
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!)
How I Ended Up At Oberlin, Not Hogwarts
November 7, 2015
My decision to spend my undergraduate years at Oberlin wasn't quite the storybook tale, but it did end with a happily ever after.
Finding Oberlin
October 25, 2015
I was officially sold when the tour guide described Oberlin as a place where being weird is celebrated and loved.
That Time I Fell Onto Campus, Or How I Rolled Out of a Rent-a-Car
October 13, 2015
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.
How The Hell Did I End Up in Ohio?
October 7, 2015
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.
Why I, a New Yorker, Am Glad I Didn't Go to College in NYC
October 7, 2015
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.
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