Looked at Olin...and.....

conundrum
Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:49:13 +0000

kayakmom…
My son loved his time at Olin. He got to know so many amazing students and professors while he was there. The Olin community remains a tight-knit group even after graduating. At times the curriculum was frustrating, because of Olin’s “Do-Learn” philosophy. Some of the students on this board can give you a better understanding of this. The way I understand it, the professors will assign a project without giving the students a lot of background on how they should tackle it. It is up to the students to figure out what they need to do. Afterwards, the professors teach the theoretical principals behind the work. My son liked the challenge, enjoyed the project based learning, and found that he was better prepared for his Masters program than a lot of his fellow students. He found a job immediately after getting his Masters and finds that he has a better understanding of how to approach company assignments than many of his co-workers. So, I would say that he is very happy that he chose Olin over the other schools.