Oberlin Blogs

Or, reflections on my common app essay with snarky comments added four years later.

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!!

My baby class is beginning to grow! Congrats, first members of the class of 2015!

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 ...

The fourth and final part of my four-part series on visiting Oberlin.

Part 3 of a 4-part series. In this section: friendly advice to get the most out of your tour and interview.

Part 2 of a 4-part series. In this section, information on official admissions activities.

Part 1 of a 4-part series. In this section, planning your official admissions visit.

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.

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.

The information you need to make a semi-educated guess about the likelihood of your admission to Oberlin.

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.