Oberlin Blogs

My shifting thoughts over the last two weeks, with an eye to the coming admissions cycle.

The universe has funny ways of inviting us to reconnect with ourselves, especially when we're far from home.

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?

So instead of me studying, why don't I analyse these essays for your entertainment?

This fall, we're hosting four separate virtual panels on the Oberlin student experience so you learn directly from current students what it means to be an Obie!

Incoming internationals, this one's for you. Welcome, my fellow non-residential aliens :)

The Oberlin experience changes you in ways you don't always see as they occur but became obvious as you look back at your former self.

Everyone has an Oberlin story, and I think the variety between them really gives you a sense of the kind of student body we represent here at Oberlin. So here's mine.

The idea of using an agent has some merit. But what are the values of those things? That depends in large part on what other sources of information are available and how much they cost.

A large list of Oberlin's presence on the internet, both official and unofficial.

Calculating international GPAs is a bit of a challenge, but we still do give it a shot. There are 4 primary tools that we use when calculating GPAs for school systems with which we are unfamiliar.

Oberlin parents are just amazing. When I called to offer to take some Oberlin parents in Quito out for coffee, they instead invited me into their home for a delicious dinner.