Reply to Oberlin

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Oberlin"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I am not trying to start anything, but I wanted to share my experience from Family Weekend this past weekend.  I was on campus for three days visiting my DD, who is a first-year, and this was my second time at Oberlin after move-in. What I saw was nothing like what often gets described on this board. My daughter’s entire friend group is made up of very “normal” kids. She is even “talking with” a lacrosse player who seemed exactly like the smart, grounded student-athletes she went to high school with.  She and her friends went to the Lacrosse party on Friday night. I also stopped by the infamous Gibson’s Bakery, and while I was there I asked the owner’s wife how relations with the college are. She simply said, “fine, the past is the past.”

I visited two classes with my daughter: Intro to American Politics and Survey of Christian Art. The politics class had 26 students. Maybe one had what some would call an alternative style based on hair or clothing, but otherwise it was a room full of focused, thoughtful college students. The discussion was about election integrity, and the professor went out of his way to present a range of perspectives. The art class was definitely more eclectic, but in the way you would expect from students passionate about the arts.

I am sharing all of this because I had genuinely braced myself for the visit. I thought I might see protests or a campus where everyone was trying to outdo each other in being the most alternative or “weird.” That simply was not the case. I cannot speak to Oberlin of years past, but the Oberlin I experienced this weekend was a place where kind, bright students were the norm, not the exception.

Again, I am not trying to spark a debate, just offering my firsthand experience. But I am curious if the people who post such negative thigns about Oberlin have actually visited or personally experienced the school. I realize this was just my experience, but if you have a student who loves the arts, loves writing, and loves being surrounded by people from all over the country and the world, Oberlin deserves to be on your list.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics