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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oberlin has a January session, so check to see whether they will be between sessions, have tours, etc.

If you want her to like Oberlin: stay at the Hotel Oberlin if you can.  :shock:There’s a super cute bakery down the street and a nice coffee shop near the Apollo movie theater. There’s a cool vintage store called Ratsy’s. There’s also an art supply store where you can spend 20 minutes with kittens who are being fostered (the under of the store wants them to be socialized to get ready for adoption).

The Oberlin art museum might appeal.[/quote]

Yes, OP.  Please research this cute bakery (I'm assuming pp means Gibson's--but even if OP is referring to someone other one, please research Gibson's) and their recent history with Oberlin.

After what Oberlin did to that bakery, I can't imagine why any parent would think their child would fit in there.  Surely your daughter has at least [i]some[/i] redeeming qualities?[/quote]

I think you identified the issue as to excellence. The school in the 70’s and 80’s was considered one of the top 5 liberal arts colleges in the nation. It is not even close, and 5 or 6 schools in Ohio alone have a better reputation. It is without significant aid a poor value, and ranks very low in social mobility. Who knows if the school’s politics served to diminish their status? Many think so. Not sure it is worth a debate- although with a business model of attracting well off students from the Northeast, the incidences of anti-Semitism could not have helped.

How many times are you RWNJs going to bring this up? And why would I judge the entire college by one incident (even if your version is correct)? It's an excellent academic institution regardless of what you think of it politically. [/quote][/quote]

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