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April 18, 2019
You’ve just been accepted to Oberlin. You’re just not sure if you want to come. Now what?
April 17, 2019
Advice to high school seniors still making a decision on where to go to college.
April 16, 2019
One of Oberlin’s (many) strengths I considered as a prospective student was its small size and access to professors and undergraduate research opportunities.
April 14, 2019
I’m so grateful to have found a home writing and editing for a literary magazine on campus.
April 11, 2019
To all my prospective English majors out there, this article is for YOU!
April 8, 2019
I thought I’d briefly take you along through my sunny day in Oberlin, to give you a sense of how Obies like to relax and get some much-needed Vitamin D.
April 5, 2019
Have you ever wondered if you are an alien bug?
April 2, 2019
In which a surprisingly successful Add/Drop leads to some great new classes
April 2, 2019
As my time at Oberlin comes to a close, I wanted to start a new weekly blog series (which I’ll stick to!) in which I outline some of the things I’ve been most grateful for at Oberlin. Let’s start with ExCos.
April 1, 2019
This past week, I found myself in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in southern Kentucky.
April 1, 2019
These lessons in leadership have been enormously impactful in helping me understand that I do not always need to be in control.
March 31, 2019
I’m currently writing this piece while I’m on a flight from Dallas to Cleveland.