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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here - would it be a good fit for a boy who has no problem with progressive politics but is personally just not all that political? And is not at all “crunchy/granola”? He’s more of just a generally quiet, bookish sort, but he is interested in Oberlin (10th grade so just getting into this now) because he plays an interest and would like to study that alongside another major. He also is looking for a school with little to no Greek life.[/quote]

Yep. You just described my Obie. Center left politics with some Bernie ideas thrown in. Passionate about climate change but his major touches on climate change. Not at all into following politics everyday amd I just can’t picture him at a protest or rally.  Strong introvert, very nerdy, STEM major with minors in a second STEM and humanities field where he liked the professor in. A survey class and is just talking whatever he teaches . Freshman year, took music lessons from a Con kid for less than $10 a week. This year, there were COVID restrictions.

He LOVES Oberlin, which is filled with introverted, quirky kids.  DH laughs because during move in, the majority of kids take an instrument out of the car first thing, and walk it in and get it settled. Then, they unload everything else.  :P   There certainly are crunchy granola vegans. But that’s not the majority.  PP is right- the vast majority is involved in something creative though.   And it sounds like your kid ticks that box.

I’m sure kids protest.  But during the BLM and election protests this year, Oberlin was actually much quieter than peer schools. The new president is all about less protest, more taking constructive action to being about real change.

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