<p>I was wondering if the Emory early decision round II was binding for both Oxford and Emory college. I am applying to both schools- but don't necessarily want to attend Oxford. If I say in my application that I am applying to both schools, will I be bound to Oxford too, if I don't get into Emory?</p>
<p>Uh…yeah.</p>
<p>Yah but Oxford is really good too idk why so many people bash it. Same classes generally…</p>
<p>@aklpl4485 oxford’s a great school but i understand why people don’t like it… the size is so similar to my high school which seems smothering, also there is terrible grade deflation which might possibly hurt my chances of getting into graduate school (also i feel like because u end up switching junior year its a similar sensation to transferring schools</p>
<p>So don’t apply to Oxford if you aren’t set on going there. Can you apply RD to oxford and ED II to the Atlanta campus? As I previously discussed, Oxford does not have terrible grade deflation although it is more rigorous than most schools (a good thing IMO as most schools are fairly easy). </p>
<p>The process of continuing on to the Main campus from Oxford is totally unlike transferring. For one, most students will have been to the Atlanta campus at least a dozen times during their Oxford career and will likely know two plus students who started at CAS. Second, the bonds formed at Oxford are incredibly tight so when an Oxford sophomore visits Main, s/he can immediately tap into a group of friends. I’ve referred to the phenomenon of being able to instantly pick out continuees as “Oxford Eye”. Third, when a student does continue on to the main campus, s/he doesn’t do it alone. That student does it with hundreds of his or her classmates, who’ve all spent two years together. </p>
<p>By contrast, transferring typically involves a student going to an entirely unfamiliar campus with few students he or she knows, and even fewer that the student knows well. The departments at the home school and new school don’t collaborate with one another, and it’s much more difficult to form close bonds.</p>