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Clear filtersApplying to Grad School, Ch. 2
September 26, 2010
Or, "This is a terrible idea!" (Inside: helpful faculty; I hate the GRE; Career Services rocks)
Festival of Culture (so as not to reproduce a similar title exactly)
September 26, 2010
When we ambled around Tappan Square, I was the head of the lion, hearkening back to the first time I did the lion dance. My lovely friend who was the tail was also the person who danced with me that first time.
What?
September 26, 2010
As an upperclassman, I seem to be endowed with magical powers and abilities.
A Beginner's Guide to Oberspeak, Oberlin Acronyms, and More
September 22, 2010
I learned a whole new language upon matriculating at Oberlin. Here's your crash course!
On Leaving Home
September 20, 2010
As Robert Frost said, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." My road has led me to Abu Dhabi. I hope that wherever yours takes you - Oberlin or elsewhere - it will make all the difference in your story.
Add/Dropping into a good situation
September 19, 2010
By Tuesday, I came to the realization that the combined course load was, to use a technical Oberlinian term, a shit-ton of work. A shit-ton, by the way, is a highly accurate and precise unit measuring the overwhelmingness of a given task (roughly equivalent to 17.5 shitloads, or 0.86 metric shit-tonnes).
Where I Live Now
September 18, 2010
Please note the lovely framed Animorphs poster and the lovely Penang flag.
Artifacts from the summer.
September 16, 2010
A couple design- and Oberlin!-related posters and a reason why everyone should want to be a blogger... Wait. Summer was only 2 weeks ago?!
Add/Drop Fun, As Usual
September 12, 2010
At the start of last week, I was registered for International Politics, Archaeology, and Sociology. By yesterday, I'd dropped all but one of them, leaving me with my schedule for this semester.
Wheelin' and Reelin'
September 12, 2010
I would say today was a total success: lots of cool looking bikes, bike paraphernalia all over the place, and hundreds of enthusiastic people outside during one of the most pleasant days of September.
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