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The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Oberlin College is 28%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.
Describe the students at your school.
weird
Read all 114 answers What is the stereotype of students at your school?
Students are militant about their political correctness.
Read all 110 answers Is the stereotype of students at your school accurate?
For sure!
Read all 110 answers What are the academics like at your school?
Couldn't be happier!
Read all 105 answers What is your overall opinion of this school?
What a great world we live in, blue skies, green grass, clear water. I wouldn't change a single thing!
Read all 102 answers What are the most popular student activities/groups?
Basil (Baz) Simon spinning huge fire poi for Oberlin College's Beltain Festival.
Read all 94 answers What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
Visit the college. Speak to students, sit in on classes that pique your interest, and attend a concert or party to get a sense of the scene. Be honest with yourself about whether you would be excited to spend four years there. If you are debating between a few, make a check list for each one and weigh your priorities with what each school offers. Is the social environment too judgemental? Did the classes seem challenging? Do the living options suit your taste? Once you have decided and been accepted, you may be overwhelmed with the number of extracurricular activities that you can choose from. I would encourage you to be realistic. Choose a reasonable courseload that will allow you to enjoy life and excel at classes. Choose activities that supplement your interests and serve a more enriching purpose, such as an athletic outlet. Friends will come through shared experiences and activities, and you may not find best friends right away. Be up front with your roommates to avoid lingering problems, and address your professors directly with questions, concerns, or for advice on paper topics and structure. They're there to help you! Figure out how to get enough sleep.
Read all 81 answers Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!
The people at Oberlin are what make it unique. You are constantly surrounded by a diverse student body who have done things you've never heard of. Everyone is really nice, friendly, and welcoming. Also, Oberlin is a small place so you run into everyone a lot, even if you don't want to!
Read all 74 answers What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
Try everything, it's all amazing.
Read all 17 answers What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
It's so far left-leaning that it cuts down on some of the political and socioeconomic diversity that would keep things more interesting and balanced.
Read all 17 answers Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.
Oberlin is full of people who believe that one person can change the world.
Read all 16 answers What kind of person should attend this school?
Someone who is willing to work hard for one of the best educations money can buy. Musicians will find the conservatory perfect for anyone.
Read all 15 answers Describe your favorite campus traditions.
Oberlin has an extremely progressive history. It's known for openly challenging the status quo and taking deliberate steps to change it. It was the first American institution of higher learning to accept women and African Americans and it is now leading the country in green initiatives.
Read all 14 answers What kind of person should not attend this school?
People who are not interested in learning and/or stepping outside of their comfort zones.
Read all 14 answers What's unique about your campus?
Being able to be yourself and experience the variety of cool things that happen, because it's a combination that exists only at Oberlin.
Read all 13 answers Tell us about the sports scene on campus.
The start to the women's race. Joanna Johnson, already out front, is OCXC's star runner.
Read all 11 answers What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
The people! The tendancy to see your professors outside of class. Exactley what about the students would be percieved by those at home as "weird" is wonderful.
Read all 7 answers What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
On a shallow level, the thing that frustrates me the most is the weather!! But that's probably because I'm from the south. On a more deep level, what frustrates me the most about Oberlin is how we're suppose to be an open/progressive school, but there are SO many judgemental people that try to stamp on other people's beliefs.
Read all 7 answers What is the stereotype of students at your school? Is this stereotype accurate?
This is actually one of my favorite things about Oberlin. The students at Oberlin are the individuals who do not fit a stereotype. They come from all backgrounds: in terms of place, family, culture, language, political and religious beliefs, and everything in between. People just surprise me again and again and again, and I loved being surprised by something like that. Imagine someone with so much personality it simply overflows. That is who you'll find at Oberlin. There are certainly exceptions, but in my experience they are few and far between.
Here are some more specifics. Frats do not exist. Neither do jocks. The athletes at Oberlin are those athletes who have love and dedication for their sport, but are not consumed by it. Division III athletics means academics and real life come first, but athletics are still valued and challenging. I would argue there are no geeks at Oberlin either, though some might disagree. At Oberlin, everyone has wide interests and Oberlin is where everyone can pursue them all, or as many as possible with the time commitments required. In my definition of geeks, they are only interested in science or technology to the exclusion of social abilities and hygiene, but no one is so narrow-minded at Oberlin.
That is the best description of students at Oberlin: Open-minded and full of heart.
Read all 3 answers Why did you decide to go to this school?
Alex talks about how she came to be at Oberlin, some Obie stereotypes, her favorite movie, favorite class and more.
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