<p>I just got accepted to the Oxford campus of Emory University, along with a scholarship that would make it as cheap or cheaper for me to attend than an in-state public school. I was originally overjoyed at the fact that I got into Emory at all, but after reading some things about the potentially stiflingly small environment at the Oxford campus, I've become wary. I am still waiting on a decision for the main Emory campus (which I would attend if I had the chance), but if I don't get in, would going to Oxford still be worth it? I like to party and have a good time, but I wouldn't consider myself a party girl. However, I do consider myself a pretty social and outgoing person, so I just worry about not having a "real" college experience. Does anyone have any inside information about what it's like at the Oxford campus?</p>
<p>thanks but no thanks.</p>
<p>not spending all that money for a junior college that is disdained by the big sister campus students and faculty, with GPA’s and test scores far below. they accidentally did not delete name when sent them an app accidentally -thought applying to Emory. Much more enjoying deciding between UCSanDiego and UCLA and wondering if tomorrow if Berkeley will join the UC decision triad.</p>
<p>Lol what did I just read?
Most people at the main Emory campus simply don’t care about Oxford, in the same way that most people at OSU don’t care about OSU’s branch campuses. I’ve been at Oxford almost a year and NEVER felt any animosity from my Atlanta campus counterparts, even when I lived with 19 of them during Spring Break. Most Oxford continuees (people that started at Oxford and moved onto the Atlanta campus) report the same. </p>
<p>Oxford’s average GPA and test scores are actually fairly close to the Atlanta campus, and most merit scholars at Oxford totally reject the idea that they have a hard time finding their intellectual peers. Additionally, multiple professors who taught at both campuses say that Oxford’s intro classes are often more difficult than their Atlanta campus counterparts, owing to the relative lack of grade inflation, and the smaller class sizes. But it depends on the class. </p>
<p>Also if you checked the box for Oxford then you applied to the school. I don’t see how its the fault of admissions for not being able to ascertain that it was a mistake. </p>
<p>Finally, Oxford is a LAC combined with a major research university. Many students, myself included, chose it specifically for that reason. Oxford is one of the most unique schools in the country, and simply dismissing it as a junior college, doesn’t do it justice.</p>