Reviews

Olin has a very positive and unique environment. The college encourages students to experiment and pursue their interests by providing resources and help from faculty. Olin is also very small, so you get to know everyone quickly.

Please visit Olin before applying to see if your personality will fit well with the community. Even though Olin is very open and accepting, the approach for academics and culture may not suit everyone.

Courses can be very challenging and may require lots of hours of work outside of class. Many classes also require group work so students can learn to work as a team, like for projects in the real world.

Top notch dorms. Some compare it to hotels.

Well-prepared meals. Some variety. Also options to eat at Babson or Wellesley College dining halls.

Sports and working out. Exploring Boston, Needham and Wellesley. Hanging out with others. Olin provides some equipment and games to students. Student organizations often have events or activities.

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Campus police, RA's, and student life facility are very helpful.

olin is for engineers who want to change the world.

they really like first tech challenge and first robotics challenge students.

very high and different from standard college practice of lecture and exam. there are many projects and high student involvement.

very small campus. students share close interests, so become friends quickly. two people to a room.

i haven't attended this school yet, but the cafeteria is very nice looking and there is a meal plan that lets you eat at either olin or babson (limited number of times on the babson campus).

ultimate frisbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

really expensive, but gives you $20,000 right off the bat. teachers seem enthusiastic, but i haven't attended this school yet, so i can't give an idea of how well this school operates.

engineers.
mathematicians.
problem-solvers.

small college, so doesn't have many clubs. has access to babson facilities though, so the fields and rinks there can be used. encourages volunteering.

nonexistent.

this college is very removed from its surroundings. barely need to go outside in order to go around the campus.

LESS CROWD - MORE ATTENTION - 9:1 TEACHER - STUDENT
HARD WORKING STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE A LOT
SOBER CROWD

A VERY GOOD COLLEGE FOR THE HARDWORKING, INTELLIGENT STUDENTS. SMALL CROWD HENCE A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM TEACHERS. SOBER CROWD HENCE LESS ISSUES. LEAST BOTHERED ABOUT DRESSING AND OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES. MORE OF PROJECT BASED STUDIES HENCE MORE OPEN FOR CO-OPERATIVE WORLD. PRINCETON REVIEW HAS GIVEN ALMOST 2ND RANK THIS YEAR FOR THIS COLLEGE FOR STUDIES

GREAT FUN, LOTS OF PROECT WORK, YOU NEED TO BE VERY HARD WORKING. A LOT OF HOME WORK, ASSIGNMENTS...

VERY GOOD, SAFE PLACE, STUDENTS ARE FRIENDLY

VERY GOOD, ANOTHER OPTION AT BABSON. LESS OPTION FOR VEGETARIAN FOOD. FRUITS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHT. ALWAYS WE GET FRESH FOOD.

ICE SKATING, FRISBEES, FOODBALL, DANCING, AND OF COURSE A LOT OF PROJECT WORK ETC. LESS PARTYING...

A BIT COSTLY, BEING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WE RECEIVE. THOUGH COLLEGE IS GIVING 50% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON TUITION FEE, TOAL EXPENSE COULD FETCH UPTO US$ 160,000 OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS.

HARD WORKING, STUDIUS, INTELLIGENT

ICE SKATING, FOOTBALL, FRISBEES, DANCING

VERY GOOD, A BABSON POLICE KEEP PATROLLING, BUT I FEEL A LOT OF SAFETY HERE.

Olin is a VERY small engineering school. They are very project-oriented and have a different approach to engineering education, and are getting good results. With only approximately 350 students, there's no way people aren't going to know you.

Visit campus to see if it is for you. Campus consists of exactly five buildings.

Highly collaborative, project-based learning environment. Failure is inevitable, but you're judged on your process and not the outcome. Classes can be taken at Babson (next door) and Wellesley (a couple miles away).

Very nice dorms, as everything is new. Rooms are big.

If you can get in, Olin gives a half-tuition scholarship to every enrolled student.

Adventurous, collaborative, entrepreneurial.

No Greek life on campus.

I am so excited to be attending Olin in the fall. The curriculum is so different and allows for people with different learning styles to learn. I know that I am going to learn a lot.

When I went to visit, the people were so nice. The people and environment were completely different from what you would expect from an engineering school.