I applied ED1 and was wondering how easy/hard it is to get merit from oxford. For those who received it, what scores did you have? How much merit money did you get? Thanks!
I would love an answer for this too.
You should scroll down to the bottom of the Emory University comments page and click on the magnifying glass icon and search for “Oxford Scholar.” This will pull up old threads where Oxford Scholar applicants discuss the required stats and other issues.
Here’s the most on point thread that I found:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/emory-university/1077896-oxford-scholars.html
It is from 2012 and thus somewhat dated.
Good luck and @JaguarsFan98 you need to find a better team to cheer for …
From a comment on that thread:
Hi Dale2011,
Our son just found out that he, too, is a finalist. The following are two things I have dug up on the Web:
1 per the Oxford at Emory Website:
Four-Year Scholar Recipient Statistics:
– Awarded 56
– Average GPA 3.92
– Average SAT 1428
– Average ACT 32
Scholarships range from half-tuition to full tuition, room, board & fees for all four years of an Emory education.
Oxford College - 2010 Entering Class Profile
2 from last years Oxford Scholar Finalist Facebook page, a Liz Cappello posted:
Hi everyone!
My name is Liz Cappello. I am a Scholar here at Oxford and I work part time in the admission (SAA Coordinator). If you have any questions about the scholars program, please feel free to email me.
I am currently a sophomore and will be at the Atlanta campus in the Fall. If you have any questions about the Emory Scholars program, which you will be in once you move onto Emory College, I am quite familiar with the benefits in that program and feel free to ask me any questions!
Just so you know… not every scholar finalist will receive a FOUR year scholarship.
After Scholars Weekend you will receive one of the following:
Woodruff - Full tuition for four years with room and board
Dean’s - Full tuition for four years
Faculty - Half tuition for four years
Seney - $20,000 for two years ($10,000 per year)
I went through Scholars Weekend too. And yes, it was nerve-wrecking, but please remember to have some fun! You are meeting your future classmates! We have a lot of stuff for you to do while here, so have a good time!
Good luck everyone! I cannot wait to meet all of you later this month!
-Liz:
[Oxford Scholar Finalist | Facebook](http://www.****/topic.php?uid=194911182050&topic=13456)
My son was a Dean’s Scholar before his graduation in 2015. From following admission statistics on Emory’s website, it appears that standards for Oxford admits have increased a fair amount over the last 5-6 years, which probably also skews the standards applied to decisions concerning merit money. Also the merit money scholarships have GPA minimums to maintain the scholarship which have increased from 3.2 as far back as 2011, to 3.4 more recently. So focus on statistics for the last year or two at most.
But, Oxford also appears to focus on far more than just test scores and high school GPAs and previously had marginally lower standards than Emory College. My son was very competitive in the Oxford pool of applicants when he was admitted, but only wait listed for admission to Emory College. Hence, Oxford admissions staff and professors meet scholarship candidates and learn of their societal contributions and character. Certainly my son’s high school extracurricular activities, his inquisitiveness and empathetic qualities stand out in his character and probably contributed to his scholarship gift. Whether Emory College considers such personal qualities to the degree Oxford appears to is unknown to me.
One other thing, of the scholarship students I knew of, they came from both some of the more elite public and private schools, but also from public schools in some of the poorer areas, e.g. Appalachia. Hence, applicants should take to heart the frequent advise that high school students take advantage of as many academic and extra-curricular opportunities as they can, but secure in the knowledge that students’ class choice and extracurricular activities will be assessed in the context of those choices available to them, i.e. students from poorer areas are not disadvantaged if they don’t have the breadth of classes available to students coming from say an expensive urban private school.