<p>Hey guys. I am contemplaiting whether to apply to emorys oxford college, or just emory unviersity. I would defintly prefer emory over oxford, but i feel like i dont have a good chance at emory and i might actually have a chance at oxford.</p>
<p>my gpa is 3.28 unweighted (i know its terrbile) and 3.74 weighted
sat score is 1330/1600 and 2010/2400 and sat twos are math1=750 and physcs=600</p>
<p>i was born abroad and traveled a lot. i also speak three languages. and i have awards for piano and poetry, plus a good amount of community service.</p>
<p>so what do u think, should i take the chacne and apply to emory or just go with oxford? do i even have a chance?</p>
<p>Oxford and Emory's campuses are very much different, and just because you like Emory, you should be careful about assuming Oxford would be a good fit for you.</p>
<p>I live near Oxford college, and have visited it a few times. I wasn't really all that impressed. It's really small, and located in a fairly non-developed area. Some people love it; I think I'd hate it. It's very much hit or miss for most people. On the upside, there's the whole auto-transfer thing. And the people at Oxford seemed by far the friendliest out of all the campuses I've been on.</p>
<p>Your stats probably are too low to get into emory unless you have some pretty amazing ECs to make up for low GPA and slightly low SAT. However, were I in your position, I might consider another school entirely. You could always apply to both, just be sure to visit Oxford before committing.</p>
<p>Oxford is lame. please dont go there you will not enjoy it.
its like high school all over again. and the food is crap!
although it is a back door to emory, i dont think its worth it!</p>
<p>Oxford is a great school for someone who wants an intensive LAC-like experience. It offers small classes, great teachers, and a tight community. It is small and everyone knows each other. My son transferred there from a NESCAC college. He was looking for a LAC experience in which there was minimal alcohol on campus. He was very satisfied with the social and academic experience. Became very close to several profs and also did an independent project in an area outside of his major. The latter was essentially a private tutorial and research project as a sophomore. Hard to replicate else where. His transition to Emory College was smooth as his grades improved over an already strong record at Oxford. I believe that Oxford prepared him well for Emory and other future endeavors.</p>
<p>It is not a party school and if you are looking for that you will be disappointed.</p>
<p>My friend went to Oxford and loved it. She is very intelligent, but just wanted the smaller community. Not that Oxford is of the same caliber as Emory, but it's not like community college or anything.</p>
<p>I understand. Though this is a bit off topic, a lot of times I'll get like 30s on calc tests just because I know it doesn't make much of a difference and won't study and for a long time I'll have near the lowest grade in the class. However, I'm one of the few who "get" the material. Conversely, there are tons of people who are very concerned about GPA and will do massive amounts of extra work to make sure their grades are inflated. My GPA is by no means low because I tend to bring grades up sharply at the end of the year, but out of the 5-6 people who are ranked higher than me, I'd say only 1 of them has a remote understanding of material learned; the rest whine to the teacher a lot and do extra credit.</p>
<p>In short, high school GPA isn't a very good measurement of how much you know. (at least in my HS, where whining actually will help you :))</p>
<p>reality: you should apply to oxford becuase you're going to have a hard time getting into Emory college with your GPA. besides it's only for 2 years.</p>