<p>Monydad, thanks. Interesting about dance. Hopefully my D will be spending enough time on campus to get a “real” feel for comparing her varied choices.</p>
<p>Daughter who was admitted ED to Oberlin and plans to study theater (directing). She spent time with the department chair Paul Moser and visited a Voice for the Actor class taught by Heather Boll. The department is small but it appears to be of a very high quality with many opportunities for students to delve right in. Many of the professors are Yale trained. The philosophy, as explained to my daughter, encourages integrating other disciplines and unlike a conservatory, many students double major in related fields such as sociology, English, etc where they can merge their interests. As a side note, we just saw a great Sarah Ruhl play “In the Next Room” at Berkeley Repertory Theater. The lead actor Hannah Cabell was an Oberlin graduate who went on to get an MFA from NYU Tisch.</p>
<p>studiomom, been off CC for the week. Thanks for the response regarding my D’s interest in theater and dance. She is planning on double majoring and also hopes the English dept. holds its own. The complete Oberlin package is what attracted her to Oberlin. Hopefully her visit next week will confirm everything.</p>
<p>Plainsman,
Were you and your daughter at Oberlin’s Multicultural Visit Program in October? I think I met her (she was very nice).</p>
<p>Anywho,
I’m definately going to Oberlin. Financial aid is great (I got a full ride). I’m not too worried about location, since I’ve lived on the east and the west coast (as well as a farm), I’ll be able to ajust. Also, Oberlin just has so much to offer anyone who goes there. There’s music, art, activism, academics, and much more. People are friendly, open-minded, liberal. It’s just perfect.</p>
<p>I’ll see you there Tealberry!</p>
<p>“How well do know yourself, Caitylin? What makes you who you are?”
just had to say…LOL.</p>
<p>Liv09: Nope, my D didn’t make it in October. She had a conflict with a HS event. But like the girl you did meet, she is very nice. :)</p>
<p>Full ride? Wow, you must be valedictorian at your HS. We received decent financial aid but I still have to dig deep to get her to Ohio. But she’s committed to Oberlin now. She finally made up her mind. I’ll be mailing the deposit tomorrow.</p>
<p>congratulations to plainsman’s daughter. from what you’ve posted, oberlin seems ideal for her – a much better fit than dickinson. i’m sure she will get the fabulous educational experience that my kid has had there for the past four years.</p>
<p>Oberlin weather too depressing for me, loved Whitman but not sure about the history department, Kenyon, Macalester, Willamette are options also, waitlisted at Carleton. Help!!!
Priorities Quality of Life and Academics – not interested in Greek life.</p>
<p>Are you kidding? Carleton and Macalaster are even colder; Kenyon has about the same weather…Washington is famously rainy all the time, and Whitman…very different kind of place than Oberlin!</p>
<p>Colder doesn’t necessarily mean more depressing though. There’s the crispy sunny cold, and there’s the damp, overcast cold.</p>
<p>If you find cold and/or gray weather depressing, none of these choices seems particularly strong. On the other hand, Fall and Spring can be glorious in the midwest.</p>
<p>Plainsman,</p>
<p>I’m not valedictorian (though I think I’m pretty smart). I got a full ride because of my…low income status (my family is poor). </p>
<p>Congrats on your daughters acceptance. Good luck in the decision making!</p>
<p>Thank you, mchs and Liv09.</p>
<p>lilweiglas: My D was born and grew up in Minnesota, except for high school. I lived there a total of 16 years. Carleton and Macalester weather will make Oberlin seem like California. My D is a Minnesota native but avoided applying to Carleton and Macalester because of the weather, and she was used to it! We live in Pennsylvania now (next door to Ohio) and can’t believe how mild the winters are compared to Minnesota. </p>
<p>Kenyon is same weather as Oberlin. Washington state doesn’t get as cold as Ohio but it rains CONSTANTLY.</p>
<p>Well…“CONSTANTLY” is a bit of an exaggeration. NYC gets more annual rainfall than we do. And when it’s gorgeous, it’s gorgeous: snow-capped mountains, water everywhere, evergreens. Yet our D is going to have to get used to Oberlin winters too!</p>
<p>I just read that Ithaca (NY) has more cloudy days than Seattle. Good thing our D decided not to go there!</p>
<p>Actually the “cloudy days” data is: Ithaca 206 , Cleveland 202 .</p>
<p>Hope your daughter relishes those extra 4 days- assuming they don’t happen when school isn’t in session anyway.</p>
<p>But Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue still weighs in far beyond them, at a hefty 226.
You probably missed it because it was posted in a separate “over 1 million population” category.</p>
<p>I saw the cloudy days number in this article: [Key</a> to Happiness: Location, Location, Location | LiveScience](<a href=“http://www.livescience.com/culture/090417-hn-geography.html]Key”>Key to Happiness: Location, Location, Location | Live Science)</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter. On a day like this, everyone forgets the gray days!</p>
<p>Funny coincidence, since the data I referenced was on this link that was just posted elsewhere on CC in a totally separate discussion.</p>
<p>[Cloudiest</a> Cities in the US](<a href=“http://www.123syracuse.com/cloudycities.html]Cloudiest”>http://www.123syracuse.com/cloudycities.html)</p>
<p>Since it had just been posted on CC, that’s where I assumed you got it.</p>
<p>However, presumably this last is data, and not “local legend” as cited by your article.</p>
<p>As they say up here, “One man’s cloudy is another man’s partly sunny.”</p>
<p>Son accepted at oberlin but stayed on waitlist at grinnell, because he hadn’t seen Oberlin yet when he had to make that choice. If he gets into grinnell, which might happen, can anyone offer insight into the differences between the two schools? I loved Oberlin and think it’s a wonderful match for my son, but I can tell he’s a little uneasy about it. Maybe a little nervous or intimidated, I’m not sure. Thoughts? Socially and academically. Interested in math/science, likes music and athletics. A little shy and quiet.</p>