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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sat through a Bates, Davidson, Occidental, Oberlin session w/ DD a couple of weeks ago. Bates was Very generic. Davidson was very, very into the fact that they have all D1 sports (very not my kid), and Occidental thinks it’s a good idea to call themselves Oxy (WTAF?!? Has no one clued them in?).

Oberlin said they were looking to recruit blue haired kids. Not kids who actually have blue hair, the Ad Rep clarified, but the sort of smart, artsy, different from the crowd, think outside the box kids who might have blue (purple, pink, hair). . A couple of older DS’s friends are there, love it, and that’s a fair assessment. Super smart, not preppy, not jocks. Outside the box kids. Very kind.

This was a joint session?

Yep. Very interesting first college session for Junior DD. The colleges are very different vibes and in different areas of the country. Nice contrast. Although the Bates session was pretty dry. ‘‘Tis one has passed, but wouldn’t be surprised if they host another one this fall.

My kid was very into Oberlin and Occidental, hard pass on Davidson. Question Mark on Bates. Didn’t learn enough to scratch it o keep it.

She just did a midwestern college session this week— St. Olaf, Carleton, Macalester all made her list. One to one visits with Reps. She also talked to the Kenyon Rep, and it dropped off. Ran out of time for Grinnell.


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Anonymous wrote:Blue-haired students. Scraggly beard. Unwashed bodies.
Exactly what I'm trying to avoid for my DD and DS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sat through a Bates, Davidson, Occidental, Oberlin session w/ DD a couple of weeks ago. Bates was Very generic. Davidson was very, very into the fact that they have all D1 sports (very not my kid), and Occidental thinks it’s a good idea to call themselves Oxy (WTAF?!? Has no one clued them in?).

Oberlin said they were looking to recruit blue haired kids. Not kids who actually have blue hair, the Ad Rep clarified, but the sort of smart, artsy, different from the crowd, think outside the box kids who might have blue (purple, pink, hair). . A couple of older DS’s friends are there, love it, and that’s a fair assessment. Super smart, not preppy, not jocks. Outside the box kids. Very kind.

This was a joint session?

Yep. Very interesting first college session for Junior DD. The colleges are very different vibes and in different areas of the country. Nice contrast. Although the Bates session was pretty dry. ‘‘Tis one has passed, but wouldn’t be surprised if they host another one this fall.

My kid was very into Oberlin and Occidental, hard pass on Davidson. Question Mark on Bates. Didn’t learn enough to scratch it o keep it.

She just did a midwestern college session this week— St. Olaf, Carleton, Macalester all made her list. One to one visits with Reps. She also talked to the Kenyon Rep, and it dropped off. Ran out of time for Grinnell.


Before applying to Occidental, check out its financial situation. Oxy just terminated its football team a month ago. The alums were not happy. You can find the comments on the Occidental College Facebook page, scroll down to the announcement about termination of football and read the comments. Also Oxy's small (448M) endowment is light years behind that of its competitor a few decades ago, Pomona (2.325 billion). The financial concerns, the new President, the new SJW push, and the elimination of the football team suggests you may want to watch financial health closely. A few months back, a study done by a professor analyzing which college and universities would shine through this pandemic, struggle, or fail was discussed on this board. I can't remember the author but I'm sure if you google financial health of colleges and impact on them by
Covid, you could find it. Oxy was listed as one of those the author thought would struggle.


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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sat through a Bates, Davidson, Occidental, Oberlin session w/ DD a couple of weeks ago. Bates was Very generic. Davidson was very, very into the fact that they have all D1 sports (very not my kid), and Occidental thinks it’s a good idea to call themselves Oxy (WTAF?!? Has no one clued them in?).

Oberlin said they were looking to recruit blue haired kids. Not kids who actually have blue hair, the Ad Rep clarified, but the sort of smart, artsy, different from the crowd, think outside the box kids who might have blue (purple, pink, hair). . A couple of older DS’s friends are there, love it, and that’s a fair assessment. Super smart, not preppy, not jocks. Outside the box kids. Very kind.

This was a joint session?

Anonymous wrote:I sat through a Bates, Davidson, Occidental, Oberlin session w/ DD a couple of weeks ago. Bates was Very generic. Davidson was very, very into the fact that they have all D1 sports (very not my kid), and Occidental thinks it’s a good idea to call themselves Oxy (WTAF?!? Has no one clued them in?).

Oberlin said they were looking to recruit blue haired kids. Not kids who actually have blue hair, the Ad Rep clarified, but the sort of smart, artsy, different from the crowd, think outside the box kids who might have blue (purple, pink, hair). . A couple of older DS’s friends are there, love it, and that’s a fair assessment. Super smart, not preppy, not jocks. Outside the box kids. Very kind.

Anonymous wrote:Every college is going to have some interesting people, so this isn't said as a ranking, but my spouse went to Oberlin and his classmates are, as a group, some of the most interesting people I've met.