Day One We headed out of Michigan and into Ohio. The roads immediately got better, the drivers worse.
We first stopped at Oberlin College.
Unfortunately with Covid, the buildings were all closed to visitors so it was all an external ride and walk about tour.
Oberlin is in a rather pleasant town.
We also stopped at Gibson's Bakery which is rather famous due to its mistreatment at the hand of Oberlin's administration - as can be seen by viewing the entire story over at Legal Insurrection.
We met one of the Gibson family who was working that day. Super nice guy. We had a great chat about jiu-jitsu as Abby was wearing her jiu-jitsu sweatshirt and he had been practicing for quite some time and was even involved in the Oberlin Jiu-Jitsu club back when they had one.
He was not negative about Oberlin College in any way, didn't discuss the dispute, and didn't do anything to dissuade a possible applicant to the college - even with how his family had been badly treated by the college administration.
Oberlin is overall a nice university in a small town setting.
Overall, Oberlin is rather heavily focused on music and the liberal arts, whereas Abby is all about science, so it may not be one of her top picks. So, on to the next scheduled stop at a University in the next state.
3 comments:
I cannot believe you would even consider paying to send your child to Oberlin.
B: It was more of a visit to see the difference between a separate campus, a small town setting, and then an urban setting. At the end the choice will be hers and I don't think Oberlin is on her primary list.
I had considered Oberlin when I was graduating high school, back in 1978. I have a brother who attended Olivet college in Michigan, a small, liberal arts school.
Olivet had some racial problems a few years ago, but I think that they are all finished now, as much as any college or university can say that they are without racial tensions.
Best wishes for Abby, the world needs more scientists. I would have gone into music.
Fortunately I was able to end up playing professional music for a few years, without pursuing a degree.
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