Should I reconsider Oberlin as a possible school?

BrianBoiler
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:26:07 +0000

Here are my thoughts.

Can you get a great education there? Yes
Are there good people that teach at OC? Yes
Will you be blackballed for getting a degree there? Maybe at some fringe companies, but not enough to really make a difference.

But, if there is one thing that the US has in abundance it is great LACs that can give you the same thing. Why would you want to support/be attached to this school right now? Just read through the other thread on the case and ask yourself if this is the type of school you want to go to?

My middle son was considering another school that at the time was going through a PR issue and chose to consider that as a data point in his decision. He didn’t end up attending, and it wasn’t because of the PR issue. But if all things were equal that PR issue would have probably given the nod to another institution.