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August 12, 2020
You should pick a college that will help you become the person you want to be in four years.
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Decisions, Decisions
April 17, 2019
Advice to high school seniors still making a decision on where to go to college.
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Falling in Love with Oberlin: Why You Should Stay Open-Minded
November 12, 2018
Not as cheesy as a Netflix romcom.
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All Roads (Eventually) Lead to Oberlin
April 3, 2018
How Oberlin became my not-so-obvious best choice school.
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No Sugarcoating
March 23, 2018
I would not be the same anywhere else. And I’m not sure I would want to be anyone else.
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College Journey: Chicago --> Oberlin
November 3, 2017
How does a young brother like myself get to Oberlin? More importantly, why?
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We Are the Blogs: You Will Be Assimilated
November 2, 2017
If you had told a wee 16-year-old Ruth that she would be moving to a small town surrounded by a LOT of corn in just two short years, I would not have believed you, not even for a hot second.
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