Hi,
I was wondering at the probability of my chances of getting into Oberlin. These are my stats.
-Asian American
-4.1 GPA (weighted)
-President of 3 volunteer clubs
-went to mission trip
-1420 SAT score w/ 16 writing score (yikes) that was rough
-took 7 AP courses throughout HS
-no family legacy ; (
-pretty solid essays in my opinion
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated
-an anxious senior
Oh, and I’m out of state + applied as a French major, but most likely to change that if crosses fingers I get in. Also,
I’m currently in AP Spanish + French 3 if that helps. [i like languages if u cant tell]
I think you have a decent shot. Are you male or female? If male then I would say a very good shot because you would be both URM twice over. My daughter is Asian and it’s definitely URM there even if it’s not at many other colleges. Also are you full pay or do you need a lot of aid? Oberlin is need aware for a percentage of the class so being full pay helps.
Good luck! My daughter is very happy at Oberlin and I hope it works out for you too.
Thanks for the much needed helpful info! I’m female and in need of financial aid. Do you know how generous Oberlin is with aid? Oberlin’s tuition is quite high for my family since it’s $50,000+/yr.
From what I know they are pretty generous with financial and merit aid. My daughter got merit aid but didn’t apply for financial aid. It’s a bit more competitive for female candidates but being a URM works in your favor. I think you have a good chance and hope you’ll hear from them soon.