<p>The easiest way to answer this is to direct you to the blogs. Here’s a post specifically on this question: [Oberlin</a> Blogs | Blog Entry: ““The middle of nowhere””](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/living/town/the_middle_of_n.shtml]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/living/town/the_middle_of_n.shtml)</p>
<p>And here are lots more posts that should give you a sense of how vibrant and busy student life is: [Oberlin</a> Blogs | Student Life & Culture](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/community/life_culture/index.shtml]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/community/life_culture/index.shtml)</p>
<p>Only you can figure out what sort of school fits you. But it’s safe to say that most students love Oberlin for exactly what it is–we all chose to be here rather than at a large university, for lots of different reasons.</p>