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October 25, 2020
As I prepared to go back to Oberlin for this fall semester, I was unsure about what practicing sports would look like in the middle of a pandemic.
October 23, 2020
Performance major applicants! Read for some tips and tricks on self-recording pre-screenings (and really any other performance videos) this fall!
October 19, 2020
At Oberlin College, we like to talk about the phenomenon of the “accidental minor.”
October 13, 2020
It took a fall afternoon and an impostor bumblebee to show me there’s more to campus than you might notice at first.
October 13, 2020
This year, Zoom has changed how admissions counselors approach travel, and those changes are both good and bad.
September 28, 2020
This is the story of how I found myself amongst the cornfields of Ohio, two miles from an alpaca farm.
September 23, 2020
I have a renewed appreciation for my surroundings and the green bubble that is Oberlin, Ohio.
September 12, 2020
A walk through a Saturday on campus, including shopping, Art Rental, a campus job, schoolwork, cooking, and spending time with friends.
September 2, 2020
The fourth and final installment of a series of conversations with former Oberlin bloggers.
August 29, 2020
A good or a bad interview will not be the deciding factor for admissions, but it never hurts to do well.