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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.
