Japan Study Colleges

Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio
2,800 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 2
TOEFL Minimum: 600 Paper / 250 CBT

Academic Calendar
Fall Semester: Early September – Late December
Winter Term: Early January – Early February (one month; on or off campus; see Off-campus Opportunities below)
Spring Semester: Early February – Mid May

Orientation Programs
International Students: 8 days
New Students: 4 days

Course Catalogue
http://www.oberlin.edu/catalog/
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each semester; others are offered less frequently.

Oberlin Websites for International Students
General information: www.oberlin.edu/international www.oberlin.edu/admissions/college/applying/101/international.shtml

Campus Highlights
Oberlin College, founded in 1833, is an independent coeducational institution, holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. It comprises two divisions, the College of Arts and Sciences, with about 2,400 students, and the Conservatory of Music, with about 600 enrolled. Oberlin was the first college to grant undergraduate degrees to women and historically was a leader in the educating of blacks; its heritage is one of respect for the individual and active concern for the larger society.
www.oberlin.edu/newserv/facts.html

Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Get involved with Oberlin community activities and make friends along the way. Or if you are interested in music, films, theater and dance, Oberlin is nationally renowned for its student organizations.
www.oberlin.edu/csl
www.oberlin.edu/students/stuorgs.html

Off-campus Opportunities
"Oberlin provides many special programs to enable students to pursue their own interests. Students use the winter term (spanning the four weeks of January) to study a subject intensively or explore something new. Winter term projects can be undertaken on-campus or off. Some students serve internships -- set up with the help of the Office of Career Services, the Center for Service and Learning, alumni, or faculty members--to gain valuable work experience or learn about a new field."
www.oberlin.edu/winterterm

Surrounding area
Oberlin has been voted the best college town in the state of Ohio. The town and college of Oberlin were officially founded in 1833, and since then both have worked together to make the area a remarkable community. The downtown area of Oberlin includes Tappan Square, which is surrounded by many historic buildings, including the world-class Allen Memorial Art Museum; it also provides everything a student could need, being within walking distance to coffee shops, restaurants, and supermarkets.
Oberlin College and its renowned Conservatory of Music provides the town with more than 1,500 concerts, films, lectures and dance, theater and opera productions each year.

Oberlin is also a city of parks with hundreds of acres of publicly owned green space.
http://www.oberlin.edu/visitor/oberlin.html
www.oberlin.edu/nav/community.html
www.cityofoberlin.com/

Oberlin Mission Statement
Oberlin seeks a diverse and promising student body. Recognizing that diversity broadens perspectives, Oberlin is dedicated to recruiting a culturally, economically, geographically, and racially diverse group of students. Interaction with others of widely different backgrounds and experiences fosters the effective, concerned participation in the larger society so characteristic of Oberlin graduates. Oberlin seeks students who are talented, highly motivated, personally mature, and tolerant of divergent views. The Conservatory of Music in particular seeks talented musicians with considerable potential for further growth and development. Performance is central to all of the curricula including music education, history, theory, composition, and technology.
(To view the entire statement, go to: http://www.oberlin.edu/catalog/

Famous Alumni
Edwin O. Reischauer, Former United States Ambassador to Japan
Three Oberlin graduates have received the Nobel Prize. The recipients include Robert Millikan (1923), Roger Sperry (1981), and Stanley Cohen (1986).
Oberlin graduates can be found studying at the nation’s most esteemed graduate and professional schools, teaching at all of America’s 60 top colleges and universities, and earning Ph.D.s at an unsurpassed rate.
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