<p>can anyone point out the basic differences? most oxford students go on to emory in jr/sr years, right? so why would anyone pick oxford over emory and vice-versa?</p>
<p>thanks! :)</p>
<p>oxford is smaller, in a less urban area, smaller classes, more leadership opportunities, cheaper...
emory is larger, in an urban area, more facilities available.. </p>
<p>depends on what you like, i guess.. both ways get you an emory degree and an excellent education, just depends on which you like better.. also, oxford is easier to get into.</p>
<p>oxford students end up with an associates degree after 2 years so i hear. then they get their bachelor's after the next 2 at emory. i hate to call it emory prep but... it is easier to get in to so i guess it would prepare some students who arent ready for such a big school, especially if theyre from a rural area? i dunno im just guessing. if you go to emory i would think you would know a lot more people than if you come from oxford after 2 years and show up for your junior year. you should ask someone who goes to emory now though, im just guessing. things to think about.</p>
<p>thanks for the answers! so is oxford like a smaller and easier school in emory university? something always led me to think that oxford was the harder one, but i had never actually heard of oxford until sr yr</p>
<p>maybe thinking oxford university in england? thats a different school. the grades/scores of emory college students are higher than those of oxford students. i think grades tell you absolutly nothin about intelligence, because i know people who are going to schools like oklahoma who are smarter than some of the kids at the iveys. just depends on how much you put into it. youre gonna get a good education in either one. and your bachelor's degree still says "emory u" so whatever makes you happy.</p>
<p>no, i'm thinking of oxford associated w/emory...you do have a good point about grades and scores, though
maybe it was the fact that i always thought that oxford was more of a school for leaders than emory...and bad generalization, but from experience, i've found leaders to generally also be more hard-working, analytical, and intelligent than followers, so i figured that oxford was the harder school
any other opinions?</p>
<p>Actually, Oxford def. is an easier school to get into, but once your there, from what I've heard, its a different story. I think that Oxford producesmore leaders, like you said, since it only has freshman and sophomores (and a very small class), more opportunities are available for underclassmen. </p>
<p>Something else I have heard often, but I don't know if it is true, is that Oxford students traditionally do very well in emory, when you compare them to emory students.. An admissions counselor e-mailed me some stats of Phi Beta Kappa members, etc. that supported the above, but I can't seem to think of a reason why Oxford students do better.. I guess the intimate classes, and more leadership opportunities, but Emory students are supposedly better at maintaining high GPAs, etc. in high school..</p>
<p>ayways, enough ranting.. </p>
<p>any current or former oxford students on this board?</p>
<p>its not worth the 31k dollars in money to go to Oxford college at emory. </p>
<p>you're better of going to vanderbilt or WUSL if you're going to pay taht mcuh.</p>
<p>you'll be so astray from the rest of the emory class when u enter as a junior. People go to high colleges for the overall atmosphere. </p>
<p>You want to go to Emory because thats where the activitiy is going.</p>
<p>Not some dingy college in the middle of nowhere. Its B.S.!</p>
<p>dont listen to this kid^ he comes on here and talks sht about everything. although hes maybe right that some oxford kids might feel seperated from the rest of the emory class (i dont know, im just assuming), if you dont feel like youre ready for the big atmosphere and want a smaller school but still want to go to emory, theres nothing wrong with oxford. i think a "high college" means a prestigious one, im not sure. but if you are chosing based only on the prestige of the school and thats how you decide where you are going, get a life. go where ever you feel comfortable. youre going to college to get an education. youll get a good one at either place. </p>
<p>if you just want to drink and break in your pipe every night on the other hand, the parties are better at state schools any way, believe me. dont waste your money.</p>
<p>Ms. Emory this year (an election for seniors) is an Oxford alum...so Oxford alums are not isolated or exiled or anything like that.</p>
<p>newabc: are you a student at Emory/Oxford?</p>
<p>I know Oxford VERY WELL. It is totally not a good choice for those looking for a typical college experience. Also, its much easier to get into compared to Emory, but once there its considered harder. The Oxford students I know do feel like second class citizens at Emory, and Oxford students generally maintain the same cliques from their first years. Its a very isolated experience.</p>
<p>slipper1234: What is your relation to Oxford?</p>
<p>Brother/ cousin went there (one transferred after a year to another school...couldnt handle the lack of a social life), I lived at Emory during an internship and have hung out extensively with Oxford and Emory people. The biggest complaint that I have heard is that Oxford is less fun than your average high school on weekends.</p>
<p>oh great are the weekends really that boring at oxford? i mean surely there are social people there that like to have fun and whatnot...there are lots of colleges in small towns that still manage to make the experience fun. i really wanna go to emory but i want to have fun in college too lol. am i royally screwed?</p>
<p>jawaad - 1420 SAT1 but emory only saw 1370 because i retook it in december. i was accepted ed1. 3x varsity letterman. I work, not volunteer, in a hospital. etc etc i could go on and on forever. dont talk sht you cant back up.</p>
<p>Nita,</p>
<p>Can you get into Emory College? I would seriously go there over Oxford in a second. </p>
<p>The reason there is nothing to do at Oxford on the weekend is basically due to the nature of the student body. #1) There are a lot of people from Georgia who go home every weekend so this drains the social life considerably since the school is so small #2) The student body is all under 21 so there almost no parties, literally 10 people in a room is an Oxford party #3) There is no campus hangout, like a cool bar, club, pool hall, whatever. </p>
<p>I went to a Liberal Arts College in the middle of nowhere and it was the time of my life. Awesome parties, random fun, great bonding, etc. It was amazing. Oxford is NOTHING like that, not even close. </p>
<p>My brother was depressed until he got into his transfer schools, he couldnt take one more year.</p>
<p>That said, Emory college is a great time.</p>
<p>i dont know i find out any day if i made it in...my sat scores and grades werent overly impressive though so i am replying on my essays/recs/extra curriculars to get me the push in....guess we'll see...lol in other words pray for me!!!! i would prefer to start at the main campus just because i do think i would have a more interesting social life...yet oxford does really appeal to me to and im already in there so i still see it as a great alternative....the whole getting bored on the weekends thing does worry me though...</p>
<p>You people need to separate opinions from facts here. If you think you’ll get bored during the weekend, then schedule a visit to spend a weekend at Oxford. If you don’t like Oxford then screw it and go to another college. Oxford is NOT a backdoor; it’s just that a bunch of jackasses use it as a backdoor and then later complain how they can’t stand it and only reason they’re there is for junior year.</p>
<p>As far as I know there are two types of people at Oxford (this is, again, a guess):</p>
<ol>
<li>Those who go there because they love it regardless.</li>
<li>Those who go there because it’s “Emory.”</li>
</ol>
<p>In other words,</p>
<h1>1 = People who will grow and prosper.</h1>
<h1>2 = People who got into Emory as “backdoor” and will be unhappy. Stop abusing Oxford, people!</h1>
<p>Did you notice the last comment was 2005?</p>