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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10999721/amp/Woke-Oberlin-College-hit-4m-dragging-heels-paying-36m-family-run-bakery.html

They have to pay 4 million in interest for not paying the 36 million suit. Tried to post in a previous thread but it was locked. Wondering if this hurts grads employment prospects? Conservatives seem to have gone from not even knowing the school to absolutely hating it.[/quote]

Have spent two months in Europe and I can tell you something similar has happened here. The only people who have heard about Oberlin think the school has gone all nuts. [/quote]

I just spent four weeks in Europe with my Obie and her sibling. And 95%+ of the people there have never heard of Oberlin (or W&M where my older kid goes.  Sad to say UVA boosters that the blank looks continued when she said it was an in state college like UVA. Europe doesn’t care about UVA either).  They asked if DDs was in college. She said yes, Oberlin. Blank look.  There was one younger guy who was excited about DD’s Oberlin t-shirt because a high school friend had attended. There was an American guy who gave her the thumbs up because his grandson is an Obie.  And because of the nature of our activities, we did run into a few people who knew of the Conservatory. That’s it.

I guarantee you that Europeans do not care about 99% of colleges, including but not limited to W&M and Oberlin. Which is fine. My Obie is getting a first rate science education, working as a research assistant, getting published and networking with visiting profs. She doesn’t need Europeans to have heard of Oberlin. She needs PhD labs to know the name. Based on the fact 60% of her department gets a PhD and the list always includes big names and national awards like Fulbrights, she’ll be fine.

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We have European family and none had heard of Oberlin until my daughter attended and the extent of their current understanding is a small college in the Midwest where DD doesn't have to choose her major until the end of her second year (cue their confusion lol). They have really only heard of HYPSM and it doesn't really concern them. DD is also there to get a STEM degree and is challenged by the rigor of those classes and she's hoping to do biology research next year. What happened is unfortunate but aside from the money (not great), it doesn't seem to affect students currently on campus, who arrived years after the original incident. What attracted us was their strong STEM programs, as well as their relative affordability with merit aid. The college does seem to have a good track record of students receiving national awards and fellowships, which DD is excited and hopeful about. [/quote]

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