Oberlin Blogs

From one Obie to another: if you really want to take a break from life during a school break, the easiest way to do it is to stay put.

Hi! My name is Aries!

Photographs from an average Tuesday in the life of an average Obie.

I listened to Jim's piece "Chorale" this morning. Damn, it was great.

To assure that we have great diversity when we are done with the final crafting of our international class and that we have also chosen the individual applicants who are most likely to thrive, we use a three-decision process for early decision applicants.

A rumination on thank you notes.

Last night I visited the United World College in Costa Rica and had the pleasure of speaking with a prospective student from Spain. Xiana is a native speaker, not of Spanish, but of Galacian. This got me thinking about differences in language diversity within countries.

Environmentalism is probably the single most prominent cause on campus at the moment.

To my delight, a prospie e-mailed me last week and asked if she could spend some time with me during her visit to Oberlin. We had a good time, but here's how to have an even better stay.

Bad idea: Working on a Friday night.

In which I chronicle my journey from prospie to student to admissions representative.

Monday, September 29, 2008 1:45 pm EST Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean