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Status Admissions Survey Excerpts Current Student An Olin student after applying online first gets admitted to a Candidate's Weekend in February/March (there are usually two a year), where they get ...   READ MORE Alumni Olin's admission process is selective, but designed to make sure that Olin is a good fit for the student as much as that the student is a good fit...   READ MORE Current Student The admissions process involves two steps. The first is fairly straightforward, with a formal applications, teacher's recommendation requirements,...   READ MORE Current Student Olin has a two-tiered admissions process. First, like any other college, we take applications that involve essay questions and the like. Then thin...   READ MORE Status Academics Survey Excerpts Current Student Olin's project-based learning is rigorous. It's a new way of thinking and learning. Students learn while they do something. The curriculum is revise...   READ MORE Alumni Classes are hard, and students work hard to succeed. That said, there is a focus on teamwork and collaboration, and professors encourage students t...   READ MORE Current Student The education at Olin is an intensive immersion in the skills an engineer now needs. As well, Olin is dedicated to producing a "new type of engine...   READ MORE Current Student    READ MORE Status Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts Current Student Most students aren't too worried about their employment after graduation. There are career fairs, and post-graduate planning office maintains a websit...   READ MORE Alumni I'm now in a competitive graduate program at MIT, and had several competing opportunities when I graduated. On-campus recruiting options abound, as O...   READ MORE Current Student The graduated classes have had high job placement rates, as well as impressive graduate school admittance rates. Alumni have gone to work for such com...   READ MORE Current Student    READ MORE Status Quality of Life Survey Excerpts Current Student Almost everyone lives on campus. Two types of housing: doubles and suites. Doubles are rooms with two people living in them; they're spacious, comin...   READ MORE Alumni The on-campus dormitories are very nice, especially the 6-person suites. The dormitories are only a few years old, and have been well taken care ...   READ MORE Current Student Housing consists of doubles or suites with private bathrooms and plenty of space. All the dorms are no more than 6 years old and all facilities ha...   READ MORE Current Student    READ MORE Status Social Life Survey Excerpts Current Student    READ MORE Alumni Olin's social life is vibrant, with a diverse and supportive student culture. That said, it is a very small school, and prospective students should...   READ MORE Current Student With Boston within a T-ride and neighboring college campuses of Wellesley and Babson, there is as much of a social life as one could desire at Oli...   READ MORE Current Student    READ MORE Unlike the student feedback contained in Vault's School Series (Vault Buzz Books), survey information in our student and alumni surveys is not independently verified by Vault's reporters. For verified information on education programs, please see the Vault College Buzz Book. More at Vault:   INDUSTRIES  ||  CAREER TOPICS  ||  COMPANIES  ||  RESEARCH  ||  JOBS

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