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April 6, 2013
This is the route I came by. It's pretty short; pretty simple. Pretty totally acceptable.
Why Choose Oberlin?
March 27, 2013
If you have little more than a month to decide where you'll be spending the next four years of your life, and have received an acceptance letter from Oberlin, then read on. This post is for you.
This one is for the parents out there
December 9, 2012
This one is for the parents whose children are applying Early Decision. This one is for you.
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.
And the letters are... almost in the mail
March 24, 2011
I know you're waiting eagerly for your decision letters. This is what we've been doing in preparation for sending them out.
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