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Joe Dawson '12 | Some memories and advice about visiting campuses.
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Tess Yanisch '13 | Perhaps it is strange that an Oberlin blogger should write about almost not coming to Oberlin, especially in a month when prospective students are trying to make their decisions about which school to attend, but I think it's important that you know that Oberlin does not have an aura of inevitability for everyone.
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Emily Wilkerson '15 | My experience on Oberlin's waitlist.
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Leslie Braat, Admissions | Reactions ranged from Woots! to tears of joy.
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | I have been told that if you see a white squirrel on an Oberlin tour, it's good luck. I never went on a tour as a pre-Obie, but I know that seeing one (or five!) in Tappan Square truly makes my day every time.
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Ben Jones '96 | ...but this entry has nothing to do with Sgt. Pepper or the Beatles.
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Eleanor Bronder-Major '15 | The uncertainty never ends! One day I will come to grips with this, and my mother (and my cell phone bill) will rejoice.
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Lauren Manning '12 | No one looks forward to auditions. But they are inevitable.
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Leslie Braat, Admissions | Interesting is an understatement when talking about these students! Roget would also suggest exciting, fascinating, out-of-the-ordinary, remarkable...
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | 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.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | 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.
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | 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.
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Patrick Doherty '11 | Several people have blogged about their journeys to Oberlin. I've decided to add myself to this ever-growing list. Partly because my journey was not what some of you might expect and partly because I've avoided telling this story in its entirety for far too long.
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Tess Yanisch '13 | Colleges are working very hard to recruit you and several thousand of your closest friends, and they will spare no detail in providing you all the information you may need to make your choice. Your challenge is to deal with all this information: to somehow assimilate it and keep it organized.
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Leslie Braat, Admissions | I'm reading roughly over 1,100 applications before mid March.
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Patrick Doherty '11 | Or, reflections on my common app essay with snarky comments added four years later.
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Ruby Saha '14 | Dear Prospies: Here are some tips on writing your Oberlin essay; I even dusted off my own and posted it up here. But most importantly, remember to breathe!!
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | My baby class is beginning to grow! Congrats, first members of the class of 2015!
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Eli Goldberg '12 | If you applied Early Decision for the class of 2015, here's a small distraction from the long, painful wait by the mailbox! And if you're working frenetically on your Regular Decision essays, hopefully this will serve as inspiration ... or maybe a model of what
not to do ...
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Patrick Doherty '11 | The fourth and final part of my four-part series on visiting Oberlin.
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Patrick Doherty '11 | Part 3 of a 4-part series. In this section: friendly advice to get the most out of your tour and interview.
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Patrick Doherty '11 | Part 2 of a 4-part series. In this section, information on official admissions activities.
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Patrick Doherty '11 | Part 1 of a 4-part series. In this section, planning your official admissions visit.
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | It's application season, kids, so for some insight/inspiration, a peek at my Why Oberlin essay. Oberlin and I were just pieces of a puzzle that came together.
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Ruby Saha '14 | Everyone has an Oberlin story, and I think the variety between them really gives you a sense of the kind of student body we represent here at Oberlin. So here's mine.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | The information you need to make a semi-educated guess about the likelihood of your admission to Oberlin.
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Marsha Lynn Bragg | When we finally parted ways, it struck me almost immediately that Oberlin is not just a town where I drive to work five days a week.
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Chinwe Okona '13 | This is mine.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | In the admissions office, we particularly enjoy seeing all the new students arrive on campus because we have played such an important role in selecting the incoming class.
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Isaac Yoder '13 | Isaac recalls his own college decision and gives advice for those in the same tough situation.
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Charles Grim, Admissions | 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.
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Zoë McLaughlin '11 | First, a PSA. CSA is hosting Asian Pop Night this Friday at the 'Sco.
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Zoë McLaughlin '11 | I am a big fan of free pizza. I am, however, not as big a fan of prospies.
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Will Mason '10 | In many ways, my story of getting to Oberlin is pretty uninspiring, and it's certainly brief.
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Helena Thompson '11.5 | During my first tour of campus, I saw smiling students, wide open spaces, and albino squirrels, all of which drew me closer to the school — but what really got me was the energy, the vibrancy, and the passion.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | The Arts & Sciences Admissions Office is celebrating today, because decision letters for this year's applicants are finally being mailed out.
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Tess Yanisch '13 | This blog gives you a few pointers for getting the most out of your campus visit. I don't usually go in for grandiose, sweeping statements, but I think I can say without (much of) a doubt that this blog could be the most important thing you read during your college search. I can say this because I have learned from experience.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | The lowdown on what type of high school curriculum you should aim for.
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Chris Gollmar '10 | Part 1 in a series of posts dissecting the three college essays I wrote as a high school senior. In this post, my "Why Oberlin?" essay.
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Will Mason '10 | Some disjointed thoughts in response to a question about the music business & Oberlin.
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Farah Emeka '97, Admissions | During the months of January, February, and March, the admissions counselors at Oberlin are given days outside of the office to read files.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | Regular decision deadline is next Friday! Here are answers to some questions common at this time of year.
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | I will try and contain my excitement within the post, but I need to note that haven't really stopped grinning for the last few weeks, and I'm just smiling at my computer while I write this. Because Oberlin makes me happy. And so does this poster.
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Marsha Lynn Bragg | I have concluded that there is no easy way to manage the college-search process. You just have to go through it.
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Alice Ollstein '10 | My waking self was indecisive, but my subconscious knew.
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Tess Yanisch '13 | "You haven't written your application essays yet? Well get crackin'!" --A Pamphlet on applying to (not too many!) Colleges; Plus, a few modest Examples are included for the perusal of the curious Reader.
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Charles Grim, Admissions | There are a few differences between the liberal arts colleges and fish markets, though. Liberal arts colleges generally smell better, for instance.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | Some answers about who should write yours, what forms to use, and all that fun stuff.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | What's the point of that extra application essay, and what should you write?
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | I just wrapped up a week's worth of travel in Dallas, my first trip of the '09 travel season.
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John West '10 | In this post: the Montreal International Recorder Competition, recorders that look like plumbing, apocryphal stories, adorable taxi drivers, the death of punk, and Glenn Beck killing a frog.
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Brandi Ferrebee '10 | Once upon a time (specifically, January 14th, 2006), I was a more-confused-than-usual high school senior applying to Oberlin.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | If we don't know that you're interested in Oberlin, how can we tell you about all the cool admissions events that happen each year?
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Brandi Ferrebee '10 | I have the unique perspective of having gone through two applications processes and now introducing new applicants to Oberlin, and so I want to give prospective students (or "prospies," as we fondly call you, in reference to our own nickname of "Obies") an idea of what it's like to visit Oberlin as a prospective student.
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Leslie Braat, Admissions | I headed to a small coffee shop and discovered that it really is an Obie world after all.
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Aries Indenbaum '09 | I love being a tour guide. The job is to share what you love while walking backwards, connecting with people from across the country and the world. What's more rewarding than that?
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | These aren't secrets to getting into your dream college, I apologize. I don't think there is a formula for that. What I'm offering in the following post is an approach to making your application a solid representation of yourself.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | Or, why we've all been too busy to blog lately.
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Ma'ayan Plaut '10 | Wayyyyy back when I was a wee 'un, I wanted to go to a glorious place, one I had read about in books and seen in movies. College! It was everything I wanted! But first, I had to apply. And applications require writing.
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Zoë McLaughlin '11 | "You know," one of them said, "Chewbacca is the only one in his family with a normal name."
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | Is it worth visiting Oberlin over the summer?
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Will Mason '10 | Does being a double degree student make you less of a musician? Less of a scholar?
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Aries Indenbaum '09 | As I am employed as a tour guide, admissions intern, and creative writing intern, "All Roads" is pretty busy for me. Besides tours, info sessions, and panels, I saw Reefer Madness, sunbathed, and contra danced.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | Oberlin professors are super-cool, and sometimes give out their home phone numbers.
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Yitka Winn '09 | I read that sentence again and again, then ran outside to my backyard, where my dad was doing some spring yard work and making pleasant small talk with the neighbors over the fence, and I promptly yelled to the skies, "I'm going to college!"
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Joe Dawson '12 | You pick up some Yiddish at Oberlin, for those of you coming from places like Columbia, Missouri, or those of you too young to remember Linda Richman.
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Aries Indenbaum '09 | One of the questions I get on tours is "What's an average day like, for an Oberlin student?"
This is, of course, one of the most difficult questions ever.
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Prof. David Walker '72 | Now comes the last but often unexpectedly difficult part of the admissions process: weighing your various options and deciding which of the colleges that have admitted you would be the best fit for the next exciting phase of your life.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | Your decisions are now in the hands of the US Postal Service, and the admissions office is celebrating.
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Aries Indenbaum '09 | Some people speak Spanish, French, Chinese. My friends speak Science. If I didn't speak at least some pidgin Science, I couldn't understand them at all.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | The applications were sent, the waiting is over, and by the magic of a little envelope in the mail, POOF! You're now one step closer to being an Obie. But, if you've been accepted, what is available to help you decide if Oberlin is the right place for you? Man, if only there was some great and helpful program...
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | In which I share information on what an information session is like at Oberlin and ramble a bit about unicycles.
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Leslie Braat, Admissions | Today, we heard Sanskrit Chanting, pianists performing Schubert and Rachmaninoff, a fiddling group, and vocal performances ranging from Vittoria, mio core to hip hop selections.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | Because there's no better way to procrastinate writing your college application essays than reading tips about writing your college application essays.
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Will Mason '10 | Unqualified and unsolicited advice on the college essay from someone who went about it the wrong way.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | The college essay can be hard to write, and equally hard to give advice on. Here's my attempt on the latter.
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Joe Dawson '12 | They have a velvet Last Supper hanging above the stairs leading to the exit. I'm serious.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | A rumination on thank you notes.
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Alice Ollstein '10 | 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.
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Elizabeth Houston '06, Admissions | In which I chronicle my journey from prospie to student to admissions representative.
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Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | ...so feel free to borrow my eyes for a moment.
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Will Mason '10 | The Oberlin Conservatory attracts a number of world-class musicians, but its presence on campus is also a major draw for college students who wish to continue studying music without committing to a pre-professional program.
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Alice Ollstein '10 | A bit about how I ever left L.A. sunshine for Ohio and why I'm so glad I did.
