"Co-ops" = OSCA = Cooperative housing or dining options

BassDad
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:46:14 +0000

I have eaten in the co-ops at Oberlin when visiting my daughter and they really do produce some very good food - better than the school cafeteria. The fresh baked bread in particular was amazing. The co-op housing works out really well for some people and not so well for others. If you insist on a high state of cleanliness and order, it may not be the right place for you. My daughter got nearly the first pick in the housing lottery for her junior year and she could have had an enormous room in the turret of Talcott, with a closet bigger than some dorm rooms I have seen, six huge windows overlooking Tappan square, and located right across the street from the conservatory where she spends 80% of her time. Instead, she opted for a small walk-up on the top floor of Keep co-op with one small window overlooking a parking lot because she liked the sense of community there. I would recommend visiting the co-op housing, ideally toward the end of a semester, before making a decision.