Oberlin Dorms

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<p>I visited Oberlin last week, but they said they were unable to show us the dorms for some reason...I forgot why. Could someone please describe them to me? Are they like most other colleges? I have visited other colleges- are they similar to any of the following: Saint Olaf College, Northwestern College MN, Lawrence University, Baldwin-Wallace College, DePauw University, Illinois Wesleyan University, College of Saint Benedict, Viterbo University, Wheaton College?</p>

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<p>Here are a bunch of student blogs about housing:
[Oberlin</a> Blogs | Dorms, Co-ops, & Other Housing](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/living/housing/index.shtml]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/living/housing/index.shtml)</p>

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<p>iluvpiano:</p>

<p>We were also there a week ago (third visit in a year), to buy my D’s laptop from the Oberlin Technolgoy Center and handle other pre-enrollment business. The dorms did not appear “ready for prime time.” I’d say the dorm rooms were simply not yet presentable, if you know what I mean. My only thought was, “they have about a week and half before the students show up. Somebody needs to crack the whip around here.” </p>

<p>I guess I’ll find out in about three days, if anyone did crack a whip. My kid’s dorm had better be ready.</p>

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<p>I have toured a lot of colleges, although none of the ones on your list. My son is about to be a senior at Oberlin so I have seen three of the dorms there. They all seem like typical college dorms. Freshmen are going to be living 2 to a room for the most part. The floors are carpeted. Some of the walls are cinderblock in some of the dorms. They all seem to have common areas. There are small kitchen facilities available on each floor of the dorms son has lived in. Dorms are all security locked and require an ID card to enter. </p>

<p>This year he is able to move into the college apartments, but those are for older students. He is pleased about the place he will be living this year. Freshmen dorm rooms are assigned based on what is left over after the upperclass students choose their rooms. In the future, you will have more opportunity to choose where you will live.</p>

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<p>Right, Plainsman, it’s all about you. Your kid’s dorm room. Classic.</p>

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<p>@ Plainsman and Swat Grad: seriously, guys? This is getting a little ridiculous - especially from two parents…</p>

<p>On topic: the dorms at Oberlin are pretty typical, relative to the other schools I’ve seen. On the one hand, you’ve got your standard cinder-block boxes (e.g., [South](<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185219.jpg&w=465]South[/url]”>http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185219.jpg&w=465)</a>)… but then there are some beautiful old buildings with enormous rooms, like [Talcott[/url</a>], [url=<a href=“Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com”>http://oberwiki.net/images/4/4e/Johnson.jpg]J-House[/url</a>], and [url=<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185213.jpg&w=465]Old”>http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185213.jpg&w=465]Old</a> B<a href=“used%20to%20be%20the%20college%20president’s%20house!”>/url</a> There are also on-campus houses and apartments for juniors and seniors, and you can apply to live off-campus as a senior.</p>

<p>[url=<a href=“Search: oberlin dorm room | Flickr”>Search: oberlin dorm room | Flickr]Searching</a> on Flickr](<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185223.jpg&w=465]Talcott[/url”>http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185223.jpg&w=465) actually gives you a surprisingly good idea of the inside of a room: desks, small bookshelves, and bunkable beds. Some have units built into the wall with closets, dressers, mirrors, and overhead cabinets, which are boxy and ugly, but massively convenient for storage space.</p>

<p>They’ve just started to renovate all the dorms, a process that will take a few years. If you go [url=<a href=“http://www.oberlin.edu/alummag/fall2008/ats.html]here[/url”>http://www.oberlin.edu/alummag/fall2008/ats.html]here[/url</a>] and scroll down almost all the way, you’ll see what the new furniture and carpeting will look like. They’re also replacing room keys with card swipes (a la hotel room), and making the buildings more water- and energy-efficient.</p>

<p>(All this stuff applies to co-ops, too, since our buildings are rented from and maintained by the college.)</p>