Oberlin vs Lawrence AMA

friendbullwinkle
Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:37:19 +0000

Please – could I have some further input on the difference between the experience for Oberlin liberal arts students and that of the conservatory students? My daughter has just spent the past two days visiting Oberlin and Kenyon, after both schools accepted her for the fall. She would be a liberal arts student, but she does want to do some music studies as a part of her experience. She wants to be a teacher at an independent school such as a Waldorf or Quaker school. She’s also interested in theater, art, and creative writing. She is definitely on the shy, sensitive side… She found (first impressions) that the Kenyon students seemed a bit more earnest and almost driven – compared with (first impressions) the Oberlin kids who she saw and stayed with. Any feedback on any of this?

Also, the SATs and so on for both schools are quite high, and I actually began to hope the overall Oberlin scores are skewed higher by the elite status of the conservatory. (While my daughter’s an excellent student, her SATs (1300) are not high for these colleges. She did have a 35 on the Reading component.) I’m worried about her being surrounded by super bright and clever kiddos, rather than more compassionate teacher/artist folks who may be a better community for her… Again, any thoughts on this? May the first decision panic is upon us… Thanks!!