Oberlin Blogs

The admissions process can feel like it is never-ending, but I love the adventure of it: next year, who knows where you'll be and who your best friends will be, and which clubs you'll have joined or founded?

It's like a spidey sense, but way way better. Because there are less legs and/or radioactive superhero features (though, no lies, that last one would be awesome).

Look at stuff that people have done and reimagine it in your own way.

A reminder: solidarity and closure are mutually exclusive. Even when you have a lot of other stuff going on.

Collected advice from something like 50 people about how to tackle the overwhelming task of making friends in college.

I never imagined that returning to school could be a prospect that would scare my pants off. But here I am.

I took good classes, ended the semester on a high note, and held off on my urge to be cheesy until the last few sentences.

In honor of the end of April, the beginning of May, and the final day to make that great, final college decision, I decided to do a little survey. I sent out a mass email asking people why they...

An account of my involvement in, as well as my thoughts on, the current student activism taking place at Oberlin College and Conservatory.

They always say you end up like your parents. I can't say I didn't try. To avoid this, during my junior year of high school I flipped through the Fiske Guide to Colleges with fervor,...

In which I gain insight into my life by going to office hours, finally reveal my schedule for the semester, ramble about my current favorite Northern European minimalists, and plug things that I'm involved with.

The past few weeks at Oberlin have been very hard, but they have reminded me why I care so much about this place and the work that we all do, on a variety of levels, on this campus.