Oxford College? Does it worth!!!@

<p>Frankly speaking.</p>

<p>I am concerned about practicall difference between Oxford College and Emory College.</p>

<p>I know some people will laugh right in front of your face saying,
"**** you backdoors" (some will do for sure)
I know, the community might be bit depressed.</p>

<p>But I want to know what is practically different between Emory and Oxford.</p>

<p>As far as I know, Oxford graduates finishes university with degree from Emory.
Of course, Oxford graduates finish their BA/BS in the main campus.
(junior&senior yrs are the core years of undergrad. anyways)</p>

<p>considering such facts.
I think there isn't so much difference at all.
Practically, isn't the ability and effort of student that makes one successful, not the fact that a student started from Oxford or Emory? is it?
(I know emory guys have advantage because they started on high grounds)</p>

<p>I hold offers from UIUC and U-MD as well.</p>

<p>Seriously, as I'm thinking of continuing to graduate school,
I don't think public schools will be a good choice.
(I wonder if professors in such big univ.s would even know their students' names)</p>

<p>So, I want to hear sth about practicall issues.
not stupid emotional stuffs.</p>

<p>I wouldn't give **** about people laughing at me saying
"backdoor"</p>

<p>If i can take advantage of Emory, and grad. well keep on success.</p>

<p>Is English your first language? If not, okay that explains.</p>

<p>If so, you really need to work on it before you go to college. Aside from the fact that you’re asking a comparison between Oxford and Emory, like a billion other threads, you’re writing almost put me off from even reading the thread.</p>

<p>“Does it worth”</p>

<p>However, if it isn’t your first language, than it’s okay, or at the very least, justified.</p>

<p>Most of the kids at Oxford are from georgia. I wouldn’t won’t to go there, because most kids just go home during the weekends, instead of staying on campus. And I am sure most of them went to the same highschools, so they already know each other.</p>

<p>Since at Emory college, most kids are out of state, no one really goes home on the weekends.
At Emory, since most kids are out of state, everyone starts off fresh.</p>

<p>actually, oxford college’s students are known to hold very high standards compared to those at emory college. there’s no reason not to attend oxford college. it provides just as good - perhaps better college experience that allows you to have close interactions with your professors. which will definitely help for grad school applications. besides, some people like the experience of 2 years at oxford college, and then 2 at emory college. all 4 years at the same college may not suit everyone.</p>

<p>tl;dr oxford college is as good as any tier 1 college. AND it will prepare you very well for the last two years of your university life.</p>

<p>I am not sure where you draw this conclusion colleges00701.</p>

<p>If I recall correctly the demographics of Emory College of Arts & Sciences and Oxford College are similar. </p>

<p>According to Oxford College Admissions, 62% is from out of Georgia while 44% is from out of south east. In Emory college admissions 38% comes frmo south east, leaving a difference of 6%. </p>

<p>Granted Oxford has lower admission standards and more close-knit community, but this does not indicate that most “kids” you speak of come from same high schools and already know each other. Keep in mind that the state of Georgia is the 9th most populous state with approximately 10 mil. population.</p>

<p>Please show proof of your claims and do not make unsupported statements.</p>

<p>[Oxford</a> College - Admission](<a href=“http://oxford.emory.edu/admission/]Oxford”>Admission and Aid | Emory University | Atlanta GA)
[Class</a> Profile | Emory College of Arts and Sciences Admission](<a href=“http://www.emory.edu/admission/admission/class_profile/index.html]Class”>Facts and Stats | Emory University | Atlanta GA)
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<p>Responding to the original question, Leo, I understand your predicament of choosing Oxford College or another school that will allow you to become part of the entire class.</p>

<p>Oxford College is a type of “experiment” that Emory University is trying. It used to be a college prep school, a community school, and now this 2+2 year school. Seeing the admission standards is significantly less than Emory CAS (56% vs 28%), most people resent the Oxfordians for their “backdoor” approach.</p>

<p>This should not matter so much since most of the Emory CAS students are not as juvenile as some are seen to be in forums/internet sources.</p>

<p>IF (BIG IF) you feel that a school that will provide a stronger and closer guidance is the school for YOU, by all means choose Oxford. In terms of academic rigors, first two years of college is pretty much generic. Introductory courses should not differ. Oxford colleges offer closer guidance and supervision while allowing you to make a smooth transition from high school to colleges.</p>

<p>And also consider the fact that some choose oxford over emory for this reason. Plus, you will continue your studies as an Emory student. Oxford or CAS, you are part of the Emory University students. The lower cost also helps student from disadvantaged background. (10k a year.) You also have the option of transferring with an AA degree (kind of moot in this economic times) if you feel that Emory isn’t right for you.</p>

<p>The downside of going to Oxford is that you will most likely be “stigmatized” for taking the back door. However, as you mentioned, you do not give a “****” so this shouldnt be a problem for you. You may also feel secluded. Oxford seems to be in middle of nowhere where as Emory CAS is in the Druid Hills of fast-paced Atlanta. If school community is what you’re looking for, I am sorry to inform you that this does not exist in either campuses.</p>

<p>UMD and UI(Urbana-Champgaign) are both excellent schools. If they offered you a spot in honors college, they will somehow offer you a small campus feel to it.</p>

<p>Remember, its what you make out of college, not the other way around. Most admission officers follow and cherish this belief. Graduating from any of those choices will not make or break your chance to earn graduate degrees.</p>

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<p>Umm 42 percent of the kids at Oxford are from Ga, while only 27 percent are at Emory…kind of a big difference…</p>

<p>What I meant was to say “outside” of Georgia. Even then, your conclusions are misleading and incorrect.</p>

<p>If you wanna choose Oxford, go ahead. Once you graduate from Emory, you’ll be walking around with Emory degree and no one gives a *&^% anymore. It’ll help you in the long run. Oxford will always say they’re not a backdoor, but, see, what you think is far more important than what others think in this situation. Employers won’t be like “wth you idiot you went to Oxford? REJECT! Hey, (other guy), you started from Emory? ACCEPT!” </p>

<p>Yeah…</p>

<p>I think what’s concerning you is that do people at main campus really look down on you once you transfer there as a junior? No idea. No idea. There will be some, but the question is what do most people think?</p>

<p>People who will look down on you because you started at Oxford are jerks. I know I won’t. I suspect most don’t really care. I say go to Oxford.</p>

<p>hmm, Oxford, UIUC, or UMD? Oxford and Emory are much, much, much more similar than Emory and either UIUC or UMD. You either wanna go to a small private school in the south, a large mediocre public school in the northeast, or a top engineering public school in the midwest. Which one is it?</p>

<p>There are a few downsides to Oxford from a purely academic and grad school preparatory perspective. First, there is an extremely small selection of course offerings. You could make the argument that the first two years of college are for GERs, but in practice, freshmen and sophomores can and do take upper level classes on main campus. At Oxford, you don’t have the opportunity (without traveling to Atlanta 2-3 times a week) to take a class on main campus that interests you. If you’re like a large number of Emory students, you come in with AP credit, and you’ll want something more interesting then basic intro classes.</p>

<p>Second - and this goes hand-in-hand with my first point - you don’t have the exposure to most of those superstar faculty at Oxford. People like Deborah Lipstadt, Salman Rushdie, Jonathan Goldberg, Ken Stein, Ron Schuchard, Franz de Waal etc, etc aren’t on the Oxford faculty. Even if you never took an upper level class during your first two years, these people and their peers will teach freshmen seminars, guest lecture occasionally, and give optional talks and lectures for the greater Emory community, as well. You just don’t get that at Oxford.</p>

<p>Lastly, while I’m relatively less familiar with the sciences at Emory, it might be crucial to ask what research exposure is available at Oxford. I have friends who began work at Yerkes, in labs, at the CDC, and in Emory hospital as freshmen or sophomores and continued that through their senior year. Of course, this led to recommendations and experience that has helped with graduate and medical school admission. Along the same lines, if you happen to be a humanities person, your access to MARBL (my freshman seminar was taught there and used the collection extensively, for example) is hampered by being in Oxford, not Atlanta.</p>

<p>All that being said, Oxford will give you a great education, and many opportunities afforded to Emory students are also available to Oxford students. However, if you’re a person who is interested in grad school, research and exposure to those conducting that research is going to be crucial. I think spending 4 years on a research campus might make more sense then 2 years at a small liberal arts college and 2 years on a research campus. </p>

<p>Certainly, people who start at Oxford can and do attend medical or graduate school, and I don’t mean to dissuade you from attending Oxford. But hopefully this will give you more information to think about. I think that one of Oxford’s greatest strengths is the small, close-knit community. I’ve been there a couple of times and found it extremely friendly and welcoming. But it sounds like that’s less important to you then the academic aspects, so take that as you will.</p>