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The Eve of Travel Season

October 23, 2013

Tanya Aydelott

The admissions process can feel like it is never-ending, but I love the adventure of it: next year, who knows where you'll be and who your best friends will be, and which clubs you'll have joined or founded?

All Roads Lead to Difficult Decision

May 1, 2013

Marsha Lynn Bragg

It is a terrific opportunity for admissions and the campus at large to showcase all that the college and community has to offer aspiring Oberlin students. It's a red carpet-like treatment for families ...

Go Small or Go Home

April 9, 2013

Veronica Burnham

In my hopes to convince my sister (and you, Oberlin prospies) that small schools are where it's at, I've compiled a short list of just a few of the reasons enumerating why going to a smaller school is the best.

That Time of Year

April 9, 2013

Ella Isaguirre-Bersola

During spring break, I realized that this was that time of the year, when seniors find out where they're going, juniors visit colleges and worry about standardized test scores, and students road-trip...

Impressions from a Yalie

March 18, 2013

Dara Lehrer

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.

Oberlin v. Yale

October 26, 2012

Dara Lehrer

I spent a lot of time with my nose in the air and a crick in my neck when I visited my friend at Yale this week.

Paying for College: Idealistic Alternatives

April 26, 2012

Tess Yanisch

The point of all this idealistic, semi-ideological rambling is to say that there's something a little bit broken about the way that paying for college works right now. My would-never-work-but-what-if solutions to the problem include direct loans from colleges to students and a tithe system.

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