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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.
April 17, 2010
A large list of Oberlin's presence on the internet, both official and unofficial.
March 9, 2010
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.
September 6, 2009
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.
September 3, 2009
If you are interested enough to know how clouds form, then you might also be interested to know about one of the really cool pieces of equipment that we have in Oberlin's chemistry department - a custom-built turbulent flow chemical ionization mass spectrometer.
September 2, 2009
Last year Oberlin students did more than 60,000 hours of community service - that we know of. None of it was required.
August 27, 2009
Our new crop of international students arrived late last week and began international orientation Saturday evening.
August 19, 2009
You can look forward to seeing the detailed itineraries up on the website soon, but I thought I'd give you a sneak preview of our international travel plans.
August 16, 2009
Without ANY planning on my part to "eat exotic," here is what my wife and I did to travel around the world just in the last 9 days.
August 3, 2009
We are aware of the general educational system in China and have tried to look at the whole picture of all of the students that apply.
May 29, 2009
This post doesn't really have much to do with Oberlin College, but after last night's thrilling Cleveland Cavaliers win over the Orlando Magic, I got to thinking about how it isn't just college campuses where one can find international diversity.
May 26, 2009
For those of you abroad who don't know, this past weekend was a holiday in the US: Memorial Day.