Oberlin Blogs

You're probably getting anxious. We're just starting to relax.

A vitamin-D infused blogpost.

This blog gives you a few pointers for getting the most out of your campus visit. I don't usually go in for grandiose, sweeping statements, but I think I can say without (much of) a doubt that this blog could be the most important thing you read during your college search. I can say this because I have learned from experience.

My roommate and I vacuumed our room.

Calculating international GPAs is a bit of a challenge, but we still do give it a shot. There are 4 primary tools that we use when calculating GPAs for school systems with which we are unfamiliar.

I've been feeling introspective (as well as a bit distant as a result of way too many missed phone calls and opportunities to talk to my family) so I composed this open letter of realizations and thanks to my family.

So, applicants to Oberlin will be notified of their acceptance in about a month, right? Gosh I'm glad I don't have to worry about that crap anymore.

Really, though, all I want to do is read young adult novels. I can't, though, because I have more important work to do.

Oberlin is more than living up to my expectations about both interdisciplinary material and extracurricular opportunities. However, I must say that I never expected the two to combine as they have in my life. That is to say, I'm finding that skills I've learned working on improv are helping me with my genre fiction writing.

"So much time, and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it."

The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff were wrong! Well, at least this time.

Free New York Times, talented friends, and Oberlin's love of puzzles.