Going into OSCA right away?

gratefulalum
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:42:38 +0000

I can see an argument for waiting. You will be entering a whole new phase of your life, by travelling away from home and attending college. You will have to adjust to even finding your away around campus, buying books, and adjusting to college classes. If you are in a freshman dorm and eat on the standard meal plan, you will have a support group of people in your situation. The friends you make freshmen year stay with you throughout your period at Oberlin. It’s different from the OSCA where all classes of students are represented. You will have to perform work a few hours per week in the OSCA, and might end up cooking for dozens of students. This will be on top of managing your coursework, the extracurriculars, and other things happening on campus…

I highly recommend OSCA, and I boarded there for three years, beginning my sophomore year. I am glad I waited.