What Would You Tell Prospective Students About Oberlin?

Emily Vaughan Hanna Alwine Opinions Editors

Responses have been edited for length and clarity.

Abhisri Nath, College fourthyear I feel that as a student, you can really find your niche in the Oberlin community and in college because you can develop that sort of relationship with the professionals here on campus — and with the professors, too. But having said that, I would also say that you should be wise and you should be cognizant of the fact that we are in Oberlin, which is a little away from the city life, hence networking and career trajectories can seem a little different in such a place.

Andreea Procopan, College fourth-year

Because it’s in Ohio, it definitely is a bubble that can sometimes isolate students from real-life issues, which kind of makes you question how the students are here. That same bubble can sometimes make it boring here. There are a lot of events, but if you’re into more urban or city activities or knowing different people, that might be difficult to come by here, since the student body population is also quite small. But for the professors, it’s definitely worth it. That’s what I will say. Favorite, favorite aspect is professors.

Ruby Spencer, College firstyear

One thing I wish I’d known before coming here — this is so classic, but party-scene-wise, it’s