Oberlin Class of 2027 Official Thread

Chucklesbythebay
Sun, 16 Apr 2023 01:15:29 +0000

Hi Gold Rush 2!

I hope I am not too late. We are from San Francisco and Oberlin was a big change for him. Cleveland is close by and it feels close, given there is no traffic. He jokes around that Oberlin is far cheaper to hang with friends than when he comes home to SF and hangs with his friends here. This is something to consider as you look at where to go.

Oberlin is an adorable college town located in a rural area. He loves it. But, it is not LA. It is not California. It is a nice change of pace and my kid is learning about a whole other part of the country.

Do you live in a city? I assume you live in California because you picked Gold Rush as your name but this does not necessarily mean you live on the coast, near the big cities. If your daughter is looking for a city experience, Oberlin is not it. Just imagine a super cute liberal town located in a rural California area–this is closer to what the college town vibe is about.

There are a lot of kids from NYC, Boston, Baltimore, Miami, LA, San Francisco who attend the school. There are plenty of city kids here and they do visit each other during breaks!

My kid told me that he really gets along with NYC kids, especially the kids raised in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Quite frankly, SF and NYC are soul sisters in many ways so, yes, this makes sense to me.