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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to another website & read dozens of student reviews of Oberlin. All of the reviews that I read were made within the past 10 months.

Most common complaints were about on-campus housing, poor quality of food, cliquish social atmosphere, social divide of athletes & non-athletes, and that students from non-high income families felt left out socially.

Positives focused on quality of professors, decent class sizes, acceptance of non-traditional type students, and the beauty of the campus.

Seemed liked a reasonable mix of positives and negatives.

Athlete/non-athlete divides exist at almost every school, but is much more pronounced at smaller schools than at large universities.[/quote]

Definitely not dismissing those opinions or experiences and things might have changed a bit since last year, my DD is not a picky eater and always found something to eat. There are multiple dining halls and food options on campus, in addition to the co-ops, so there was never an issue with finding a seat or having to wait a really long time (maybe the Rat and Umami a few times, especially in the evening or at lunch rush) but definitely more options than a campus with just one dining hall. The athletes do hang out a lot together but they're not mean or particular clique-y, they just spend a lot of time together at games and tournaments and practice and you can socialize with them if you end up meeting them through classes (a lot of econ, psych, and bio/chem athletes). My DD wasn't an athlete and didn't have a ton of athlete friends, but never felt particularly alienated by their hanging out. I wouldn't say that athletes dominate the social scene or intentionally exclude people. My DD also had a lot of merit and financial aid and while she did meet some kids from CA and NYC and also parts of the Midwest who definitely had a generous allowance, there was a lot to do on campus and she went a few semesters without spending money due to the amount of (free) events on campus that she did with her friends (concerts, craft nights, guest lectures, poetry readings, sports) as well as just planning low-key hangouts to paint and cook and craft at someone's house. The program board also offers events in Cleveland (concerts, musicals, games) that are often no more than $20-25 and so were financially affordable for most students. It's also not an area with a ton to do in town, so there's not a ton of fomo about not being able to go to expensive events or restaurants that other people go to. It definitely helps to have a car or have a friend who has a car and that can open your world up a bit. Other than some of the Winter Term or spring break trips that people took or frequent flights back to NYC by a few, there wasn't a ton to feel fomo about, as a student on more of a budget. Just my two cents! [/quote]

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