<p>I got accepted to Williams College (ED) and was really glad with getting in.</p>
<p>I even paid my $200 deposit already.</p>
<p>But the thing is I got a letter from Regent's Park College, Oxford University (which technically isn't a college but a PPH) saying that they're offering me a spot for the PPE (Philosophy, Politics, Economics) class</p>
<p>So my question is</p>
<p>A) does the ED agreement cover foreign schools as well? I mean, can i withdraw from my ED acceptance to Williams?</p>
<p>B) If so, should I? What do you think is a better school: Williams or Regent's Park College, Oxford?</p>
<p>I really could use some help with making this decision thanks</p>
<p>The average American probably knows as much about Regent’s Park College as the average Brit knows about Williams, and that’s not much. I just googled “Regent’s Park Oxford” and according to Wikipedia, it was founded in 1752 which would make it only slightly older than Williams and fairly new by Oxford standards. In fact, it didn’t actually become a part of the university until 1927. I’m no expert, but it sounds like attending it would be a little like having all of your classes and social activities center around something the size and shape of a Yale dormitory. I’m sure it helps if you’re British. :)</p>
<p>you can break the ED agreement if you can prove that attending oxford would be cheaper and meet your financial needs better.</p>
<p>that being said, the choice you really ought to make is about the education you wish to receive. While Williams and Oxford are both top tier institutions, to compare them would be to compare apples to oranges. Williams is a small liberal arts college while oxford is a university. As is the case in the US, universities offer a more specialized plan of study with fewer distribution requirements, but in the UK this is even more so-and attending a university in the UK means that you basically need to know the path you plan on taking academically from day one. you will take fewer classes more intently focused on your major, and thats that. So what you need to decide is which type of education you would prefer, and also which place you would be happier living in-rural MA or Oxford, which I assume is slightly different from rural MA. </p>
<p>But on the bright side, congrats on your acceptance to two excellent schools! best of luck, keep us posted with your decision.</p>
<p>Congratulations on two very fine accomplishments! Our D also thought she might face this sort of decision although in the end didn’t get in to Oxford. However I think in any case she would have chosen the fine liberal arts college because, once you go to an English university, you have no opportunity to change your mind without starting all over again. There are so many subjects out there that you might not know about yet and American colleges and universities give you a wonderful chance to discover new fields.
That being said, Oxford is an absolutely fabulous place, you would be part of the university and who could resist the charm of a college tortoise?</p>
<p>Congratulations on being accepted to both Williams and Oxford!
It’s truly a great achievement.</p>
<p>PPH isn’t officially a college…as you have already mentioned.
I think you got to keep this fact in mind if, by any chance, you are considering to drop Williams to attend Oxford for the prestige-related reason.</p>
<p>Oxford is a very prestigious institution which is comprised of more than 30 (I forgot the exact number, but I believe it’s 40 something) colleges and PPH.
Christ Church being the most prestigious of the colleges (arbitrary I know), the differences in each college or pph’s prestige must be admitted.
And unless it’s a famous Oxford colleges such as Christ Church, Trinity, St. John’s, etc, I do not really feel there is a perceivable difference in prestige between Williams and Oxford.</p>
<p>The differences, if any, in the qualities of education one could expect from Williams and Oxford, I dare say, is close to none while the degree of academic flexibility afforded by the students is drastically different (with Williams offering more freedom while Oxford offering none…at Oxford, you can strictly study Philosophy, Politics and Economics…no chance to officially explore other fields such as arts or natural sciences).</p>
<p>Oxford is 3 years while Williams is 4.</p>
<p>Though PPE is said to be one of the most prominent liberal arts education program for world leaders, I strongly think that Williams offers a better and a truer liberal arts education.</p>
<p>It’s your choice, a very happy one for that matter.
Congratulations again,!</p>
<p>but what happens if they contact your college?is it wise to explain your situation to your eu college to have some honest and trustworthy realtionship? or it’s double-edged sword?</p>
<p>On another topic people told me some students had their acceptance offer withdrew by both ED and EU school coz they found out about the conflict.</p>
<p>So I was thinking should I ask my ED school to move me to RD pool but the problem is:</p>
<p>But what if my application has been already reviewed and decided upon? The thing is I applied as a RD but a week before ED deadline I contacted them to move me into ED pool.
I believe I’d seem really arrogant and disrespectful.
Or the other option might be to contact EU university and explain them my situation by saying that I’d stay in ED but if I get accepted to both schools I’d choose theirs so if this would be acceptable?</p>