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Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - puddingisfun - 2010-07-09
I'm set to start my study abroad there this September but I've never really heard of the school (me living in Chicago and all). I asked my language exchange partner and my high school Japanese teacher about it and they give me the usual non-committal answers, though I got the feeling that there was something they weren't telling me (sorta like when my language partner told me he was moving to Detroit in a month and I didn't tell him it was a huge mistake.) Anyway, if anyone knows anything about it I'd really appreciate some info/forewarning.
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - puddingisfun - 2010-07-17
No one?
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - yudantaiteki - 2010-07-17
They probably just haven't heard of it. I never have either, but that doesn't mean it's bad. There are many colleges in the US I've never heard of.
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - vileru - 2010-07-17
Is it a branch of the Oberlin college located in Ohio? Oberlin College in Ohio is a liberal arts school. If you're familiar with any liberal arts schools, I'm sure you know what that entails (hipsters, music/art on the grass, experimental pedagogy, progressive politics, etc.).
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - skinnyneo - 2010-07-17
I studied abroad at Obirin for a year in 2003-2004. What kind of things do you want to know?
I didn't think there was anything bad about it and the program was really well run! I have been back to the campus lately and it seems like they have built it up quite a bit. I had a really really good time and my time there is some of my best memories of Japan. Try to ask them about scholarship opportunities and you might get a huge chunk of change (I did).
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - yudantaiteki - 2010-07-17
vileru Wrote:Is it a branch of the Oberlin college located in Ohio? .It's not -- there's some connection between them but as far as I can tell it's a very tenuous and perhaps only historical connection.
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - Zarxrax - 2010-07-17
I knew some people who went there in an exchange program. I don't know much about it, but I don't think they had anything bad to say about it, and they generally enjoyed their experience.
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - bertoni - 2010-07-17
There's not really a connection between the Ohio college and the Japanese campus. The founder of the Japanese school studied at Oberlin College in Ohio, and that's the only relationship.
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - skinnyneo - 2010-07-18
It's also actually a christian college but you would never know it. The founder was christian and they have a church on campus, but that was about the extent of it that I found.
Anyone know anything about Oberlin College (桜美林大学) in Machida? - spleenlol - 2010-07-21
I took a tour of it when I was in Machida. It's a nice campus
