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April 6, 2012
Perhaps it is strange that an Oberlin blogger should write about almost not coming to Oberlin, especially in a month when prospective students are trying to make their decisions about which school to attend, but I think it's important that you know that Oberlin does not have an aura of inevitability for everyone.
No Acorn Unturned
December 18, 2011
I have been told that if you see a white squirrel on an Oberlin tour, it's good luck. I never went on a tour as a pre-Obie, but I know that seeing one (or five!) in Tappan Square truly makes my day every time.
It was twenty years ago today...
December 14, 2011
...but this entry has nothing to do with Sgt. Pepper or the Beatles.
We Are All Going to Survive This
December 8, 2011
The uncertainty never ends! One day I will come to grips with this, and my mother (and my cell phone bill) will rejoice.
Our awesome future Obies
April 4, 2011
Interesting is an understatement when talking about these students! Roget would also suggest exciting, fascinating, out-of-the-ordinary, remarkable...
A Word to the Waitlisted
April 1, 2011
Two years ago, I wrote a detailed post about why we have a wait list that answered a number of questions you might have if you recently received a wait list letter from Oberlin, but I also wanted to comment specifically on this year's wait list.
Letters away!
March 29, 2011
Yesterday afternoon I was privileged enough to witness the fourth annual "waving goodbye to the truck" day in the Admissions office. Let me tell you, it was quite the celebration.
In Which I Wished for Oberlin to be Hogwarts
March 26, 2011
While I think of Oberlin as an alternate universe Hogwarts much of the time, we don't have owls delivering letters, though that would totally be the coolest.
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