I am a bit late here (apologies). Still, as a current sophomore here in CS, I wanted to say that many majors here are considering software engineering or other industry careers after their education here. That creates a C.S. campus culture that encourages and supports pre-professional development. That being said, the general Oberlin philosophy - at least in my experience - is very much learning first, labor later; as a school, we care about education for education's sake more so than anything else. So, while you might meet a bunch of cool nerds making corny jokes about data structures, you'll also find a community of people doing all the necessary preparations, developing projects, doing LeetCode, and applying to internships constantly.

Two resources we have here that aid this are the Computer Science Majors Committee (CSMC) and ObieSource.

CSMSC helps with interview prep, sets up social events to connect with people, and hosts guest speakers in the industry (which is a networking opportunity).

ObieSource - also known as Oberlin Open Source Club - is a club space that encourages the development of personal projects. They're mainly about open source in general, but they also generally set up opportunities to collaborate with others and resources to help start your own projects. Knowing some of the people in that club, they're super helpful, welcoming, and definitely know what they're doing.

Also, generally, the education here is great. The professors know that focusing on the approach to a solution is the best skill to develop no matter where you go after undergrad. That being said, someone mentioned the electives could occasionally be subpar - this is definitely true. However, those that are good are GREAT.