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The Voices of Olin's Class of 2029: College Essay Snippets

June 16, 2025 - 10:08AM EDT ">The Office of Admission and Financial Aid

Continuing our essay blog from previous years, we wanted to introduce you to great examples of personal statements as well as Olin specific essays in a new installment from the Class of 2029.

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Unexpected Reasons to Choose Olin College

March 27, 2025 - 12:04PM EDT ">The Office of Admission and Financial Aid

In the college search process, it can be increasingly hard to decide if you should apply or enroll at a specific school when there are so many wonderful options. Your best bet is to look for what’s unexpected.

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What Makes Candidates’ Weekend Unique?

January 29, 2025 - 10:36AM EST ">The Office of Admission & Financial Aid

Olin College of Engineering was created to be a cutting-edge and singular educational experience for engineers and as such, part of our application process includes an equally unique step: Candidates’ Weekend.

Blog: The Olinsider

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Heads or Tails: The Choice to Come to Olin!

November 14, 2023 - 11:52AM EST ">Esther Aduamah

Hey, my name is Esther and I’m a first year here at Olin! It might surprise you to know that choosing Olin involved flipping a coin between my top choices, but and let me tell you, I couldn't be happier with my decision. My experiences here have been nothing short of the silly, amazing, random, serendipitous journey that I hoped to have when I went to college.

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What's up with Olin Clubs? Part Two

November 7, 2023 - 4:58PM EST ">Camilo, Melissa, Dexter, Dokyun

Welcome to Part Two of our blog series “What’s up with Olin Clubs” where we introduce you to just a few of the MANY Olin clubs offered on our campus. Our students love being busy (in a fun way) and they want to share with you what’s up!

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Olin's Majors: The Student POV

November 3, 2023 - 11:41AM EDT ">Pauline Peterson

Hello! My name is Pauline and I’m a current sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering and concentrating on entrepreneurship and one of the main reasons I decided to come to Olin was the classes. To show the range of Olin majors to be explored I went around and interviewed Oliner upperclassmen within the different majors. Read below about their varied academic journeys and the majors they’ve pursued.