<p>Hi I was accepted by oxford college and brandeis university.</p>
<p>Can anyone give me some advices about where to go?</p>
<p>Personally I love Emory and want to go very much, however not sure about the education quality in oxford.</p>
<p>Brandeis is more expensive but location is good and probably will have a better chance for internships and so on.</p>
<p>Thanks~~~</p>
<p>So, you want to know if you’d better off at Brandeis or Emory’s remedial program?</p>
<p>Well, I guess it depends on what you want to study, the sort of environment you are seeking etc. </p>
<p>Need more info to give an opinion on this.</p>
<p>Isn’t Emory the better school? And don’t you eventually graduate with an Emory degree just like the rest of them (if this is a remedial program). Isn’t that good enough?</p>
<p>“Better”? By its higher ranking on US News? </p>
<p>Don’t go by that, but I do think you should go to Oxford because you said you love it. That should be the number one criteria! I"m sure you’ll get internships there, too. All the colleges talk about getting their students internships, etc. and why wouldn’t Atlanta have plenty available?</p>
<p>@SDonCC: Emory is indeed better school than Brandeis.</p>
<p>The ranking is ok as general guideline, but be careful when using them to compare two specific schools.</p>
<p>The USWR rankings would lead you to believe that Emory is “better” than Berkeley, Georgetown, CMU and UVA. I’m not too sure this is a widely-held view and if you look at specific programs / majors, the ranking probably breaks down even further (does anybody <em>really</em> think that a degree in mathematics or physics from Emory is “better” than the same degree from Berkeley or CMU?).</p>
<p>As far as “loving” Emory and then going to Oxford… well Oxford is not really Emory. You are on a different campus in another town. If your goal is to go to Emory eventually, then you probably would be almost as well off going to your state Uni., saving a bunch of money and then transferring.</p>
<p>Agreed that Oxford is not Emory and comparing its remedial program with Brandeis, a top tier small research university, is indeed apples and oranges. Even comparing Emory and Brandeis, my choice would be Brandeis. </p>
<p>Academically, Brandeis is an LAC on steriods. Lot’s of attention in small classes taught by a world-class research faculty. Emory is not huge but its total student body is more than twice as big, and, in my opinion, it’s resources are dominated by its hospital system and graduate schools. As for reputation, I believe Brandeis’s is stronger in the Northeast and, while Emory has more recognition in the South, UGA and Georgia Tech have greater name recognition than Emory in the South, again, with the exception of Emory’s health care system.</p>
<p>I prefer Brandeis because, as mentioned, it’s a special combination of small liberal arts college and research university-with the smallest student body I believe (less than 800 in a class) of any top tier national research university matched with high-powered professors who actually teach in small classes. So, the research opportunities are tremendous. </p>
<p>Brandeis has an exciting intellectual environment that I would compare to its UAA sister school, U of Chicago (FYI its President is a Brandeis alum) only Brandeis’ is more relaxed and more undergraduate-oriented. Despite their intellectual bent, Brandeis students are down-to-earth, friendly and non-competitive with one another. </p>
<p>As you may know, in a recent Forbes national college rankings survey, Brandeis was ranked 15th among research universities and 30th overall among all private univerities and LAC’s–a testament to its focus on undergraduate education. Larger schools, including some Ivies, were ranked much lower. </p>
<p>Despite its small size and relative youth, Brandeis alumni are very distinguished–to name just a few: Nobel Prize winner for chemistry Rod Mackinnon, Fields Medal winning physicist Edward Witten (often called “Einstein’s successor”), 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Friedman of the NY Times, The Earth is Flat etc; Mitch Albom of Tuesday’s with Morrie (about his Brandeis professor), the Creators/Producers of Friends; actress Debra Messing; Robert FX Sillerman (billionaire businessman–currently owner of American Idol and Graceland), Jeff Lurie, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and Christy Hefner, former CEO of Playboy). I understand she may teach at IBS in the near future, just as Tom Friedman returned to teach undergrads. Also, if you’re into social justice, Brandeis is a very exciting place to be (Angela Davis, Abbie Hoffman, I could go on, are alums as well) and the theater/music/arts scene is tremendous.</p>
<p>As far as location is concerned, if you’re interested in being near a big city, it’s Brandeis hands down. As a Brandeis alum, its proximity to Boston was one of the reasons I originally selected it. I live in Atlanta now, and can tell you that Atlanta is a sunbelt city without a thriving downtown; it’s not a cultural and student mecca with the feel of almost a European downtown as is Boston. Although the climate is much warmer in Atlanta, I’d suggest living there at later stage of life, not the student years. Just my opinion.</p>
<p>Forgive my enthusiasm, but as an alum, I think Brandeis is great. Good luck with your decision.</p>