Oberlin Blogs

Building a better Polonius.

Do you have the pre-orientation jitters? Are you at all anxious to leave home and come live in a place you've probably never spent a formidable amount of time at before? Do not fear! I am here to try and alleviate some of that anxiety.

I have had so many absolutely fantastic professors this year who have inspired me in all sorts of ways.

It's a necessary step! I handled mine really badly! This is why!

And why you should forget them.

I like stories much more than I like lists, so here are four of them in two installments.

Through my own personal failings, it is my wish that you will become enriched with wisdom.

Part II in my little pearls-of-wisdom series. Thanks again to everyone who contributed. Enjoy!

To the Class of 2015: a list of minor and not-so-minor regrets I have that I hope you won't. (It's really not that bad, and you'll survive perfectly well even if you completely ignore this list.) Love, Christine.

To be fair to my parents, they did tell me most of this, but it was easy to dismiss their experiences as being far removed from my own. As your peer, I hope that this will be useful to you and will help you to put yourself in the right frame of mind for what you should expect come September, without feeling overwhelmed.

In Oberlin, I think professors are kinda like celebrities. And these are the ones I go goo-goo eyed over.

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