Lottery
Each year, OSCA conducts lotteries to determine which students will become members of OSCA the subsequent Fall. All participants receive a randomly assigned lottery number to ensure that all applicants have an equal chance at becoming members of OSCA.
Each January, OSCA holds a Spring Upperclass Lottery for returning Oberlin College students. (Read more about the Spring Lottery below.)
Each June, OSCA holds a similar New Student Summer Lottery for all students new to Oberlin College. (Read more below.)
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Incoming Obies
Summer New Student Lottery opens May 1st.
Every year, OSCA reserves 90 spaces for First-Year and incoming Transfer Students. Students new to Oberlin are encouraged to enter the Summer Lottery.
Of course, after the Summer Lottery students new to Oberlin, who either did not enter the lottery or did not receive placement in their first-choice co-ops, may still join OSCA by signing up on the current-year Wait List.
No deposit is required to join OSCA from students new to Oberlin College.
We're excited to be a part of your first-year experience!
Current Obies
Spring Upperclass Lottery is currently CLOSED.
Current Oberlin students may become members of OSCA for next Fall by entering the Spring Upperclass Lottery below, and selecting their co-op preferences.
An advance deposit is required of students placed into OSCA during the Spring Lottery, as well as a signed Membership Agreement. (Failure to complete either will forfeit your Fall spot.)
If you do not get into OSCA during the Spring Lottery, you may sign up on next year's Wait List. (Next year's Wait List will open after the Spring Lottery has closed.)
Missed a Lottery?
At all other times of the year, students may become members of OSCA by joining the Wait List.
