<p>That after my first semester, I have been home from Oberlin for 2 days and I already miss it so much. Don't get me wrong, Oberlin is A LOT of work and can be stressful. I think that the administration has its share of flaws (like any other institution), but jeez I miss it. I really don't think I would feel this way at most if not any other schools.</p>
<p>That is all. I'd love to answer any questions.</p>
<p>What classes have you taken thus far, and which clubs do you have good insight on? Thanks for your willingness to help!</p>
<p>I’m also a first year and I absolutely love Oberlin as well, and miss it so much already.</p>
<p>Hi
How is the theatre program? classes and performances? is a pre professional performance based or more academic. I know it is not a BFA…but if you can speak to the classroom work, that would be great.</p>
<p>@divaanne: Oberlin’s theater program is definitely not a pre-professional program–it’s all about studying theater within the context of a broad-based liberal arts education. If you want pre-professional, you shouldn’t choose a liberal arts college. That said, plenty of Oberlin theater students have gone on to significant careers in theater and film: Julie Taymor, Bill Irwin, Ed Helms, Corey Stoll, Daniel London, Jeremy Cohen, and Lena Dunham, among numerous others. I know all these people, and I think all of them would tell you they’re glad they graduated from Oberlin rather than from a place where they would have received an education more specifically targeted toward a profession.</p>
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<p>That’s not only totally cool, but those five words should be called out out because they speak volumes about the student experience. I went to an excellent university back in the day but I wonder how many professors knew students who weren’t faculty children (or, perhaps, roomed with faculty children). Nice.</p>