<p>I really want to attend Emory, but I dont quite have the stats. I have a 1200 SAT and a 4.022W like uhh 3.7-3.8 unweighted GPA. Strong EC's, strong leadership, and work experience. So, I'm pretty sure i won't get into Emory but what about Oxford College. Its like a branch of emory and will dump me into emory junior year. Is oxford okay? Is the education much worse? Should I just go to a different university?</p>
<p>Oxford is branch of Emory that is just as good. After 2 years you are transferred to the main Emory college. Regarding your stats-they are good enough.</p>
<p>Hey I know a lot about Oxford, my brother went there (transferred after a year to UNC though, couldnt take it). The truth on Oxford is 1) It is just as difficult or MORE academically difficult than Emory so dreams of an easy ride are myths 2) The social life is pretty poor. No parties and no real social life. Most people are from Georgia and go home on weekends 3) Its hard to assmililate into Emory after two years, so most people stick with their Oxford clicks. </p>
<p>That said, if this doesnt bother you its a great way to get into Emory.</p>
<p>I wouldn't advise going to Oxford.</p>
<p>There is no way that the education quality of Oxford is "just as good" as Emory. No way.</p>
<p>For what you get, Oxford is pretty expensive tuition-wise. It's about $20,000 per year, and financial aid isn't abundant.</p>
<p>If you really want a degree from Emory, straight up apply there. Your GPA is strong and you said you have strong ECs.</p>
<p>If you live in Georgia, just attend UGA. Work harder and transfer to Emory. Not only is it cheaper, but the education quality is probably better.</p>
<p>I agree. Also, I have hung out a lot at Emory and Oxford students seem to be considered second class citizens when they get to Emory.</p>
<p>"There is no way that the education quality of Oxford is "just as good" as Emory. No way."</p>
<p>fabrizio -- I am just curious as to how you come to the above-stated conclusion. I think that the only way you could come to such a conclusion would be to compare the the gpa's of Oxford students (once they started at Emory) against the gpa's of the general Emory population for their junior and senior years. Is there such a comparison?</p>
<p>My guess is that Oxford students tend to do at least as well (and perhaps even slightly better) as the general Emory student population, academically speaking. But that is only a guess on my part based upon the fact that is this was not the case, then Emory would really have no reason to keep the Oxford option available.</p>
<p>Icemaker,</p>
<p>Oxford is a two-year college, part of Emory University. Emory College is a four-year college and is also part of Emory University.</p>
<p>The students at Oxford worked hard to get in. But, they didn't work as hard as the Emory College students.</p>
<p>A recent paper by a couple of Vanderbilt economics professors revealed that most of the teaching done at top research universities (e.g. Yale) is not by professors, but by graduate students. I don't know whether this applies to Emory, but - let's just assume it does.</p>
<p>It might seem reasonable to conclude that professors at Oxford teach better than graduate students at Emory. But, let's rethink about that. We're comparing professors who only teach the core classes to graduate students who are actively pursuing their own degrees and are teaching an extremely wide variety of undergraduate courses.</p>
<p>What about the atmosphere itself? At Oxford, there's less than six hundred total students. At Emory, there's just under six thousand degree-seeking undergrads. You can interact with more diverse peers.</p>
<p>There's nothing wrong with Oxford, per se. I just want to say that if someone wants to get a degree from Emory, then he should really work to get into Emory C. and not Oxford C.</p>
<p>Oxford is actually harder academically than Emory, largely due to Emory trying to not let it be easier. This makes a pretty intense environment, coupled with a small student body that goes home on the weekends. A back door into Emory for sure, but one has to wonder if its worth it in the end.</p>
<p>fabrizio ---</p>
<p>My only point was that you indicated that the educational quality at Oxford was inferior to that of Emory. If that is the case, then I would think that the gpa's of Oxford transfers would be lower than that of four year Emory students (particularly given that the admissions standards to Oxford is significantly lower than that of students admitted directly to Emory). But I don't know if that is the case. Do you? Maybe you do know that to be the case. </p>
<p>I am not disagreeing with you; I am just interested in knowing how you came to your conclusion that the education received at Oxford is inferior to the education an Emory undergraduate receives during their first two years at the main campus. As to the other points about the lack of a social life on the Oxford campus and the fact that many Emory students think of Oxford transfers as second class -- well, those may be legitimate factors to consider in making an enrollment decision. However, those factors do not speak to the quality of education received by the students at Oxford.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I won't get into Emory so I wont try. I live in Portland Oregon so I don't want to go to UGA. Oxford sounds like a boring school, there are almost 600 people in my graduating class. What sort of GPA do you need to transfer to a school like Emory or Vanderbilt? The problem is my SAT scores suck and I don't really think they reflect my ability to handle Emorys course work or my intelligence. Therefore, if can't get into a top 20 school as a freshman I want to transfer. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Uhh...maybe you should visit. Being from Oregon, Oxford could be a slight cultureshock. However, Oxford was the original Emory campus, and offers the same education as Emory College does. Also, it's a smaller academic environment. However, the social life sucks, and the town is really backwards, and it has a much smaller size than most U.S. high-schools. </p>
<p>A kid at my school chose to go there who had a 1420 and 3.8 GPA. He qualified for a scholarship there, and not at Emory(I think for merit $ at Emory you have to have a 1500).This is a good option if Emory is your dream, but consider the drawbacks, and definetely way out your options. Submit an app. to both(maybe ED II to Emory??) and see what happens. You are a match for Oxford, and a reach for Emory, but I still think it's possible. I hope you don't give up on your dream, because you have nothing to lose by applying.</p>
<p>Most of you guys who have not visited Emory or Oxford should not talk. I have visited and applied to both.</p>
<p>Now Hippodrome did point out some correct facts: it offers the same education, the social scene may not be as good as Emory but it does not suck, and the setting is really rural. </p>
<p>For those that say it does not offer the same education, which college has an average class size close to Oxford? Couple that with the fact that its a sector of Emory, and you have great professors teaching very few students.</p>
<p>Despite only having 600 students, Oxford has a very diverse student population that will bond into a tight knit family. When transfering to Emory, these students have their core group of friends in a new atmosphere to meet new students.</p>
<p>I can only think of a few disadvantages as compared to Emory.
1. The lack of resources (library, research opportunities, etc.). Emory shares its resources with Oxford, but Oxford students may need to take a 40 min bus ride to Emory to actually utilize them.
2. Dorms are not nearly as beautiful as those in Emory. But which college does compare to Emory's dorms?
3. Location- Its 30 minutes away from ATL.</p>
<p>In addition to the advantages in my top paragraphs there are a few more.
1. Cheaper- 10k less per year.
2. Selectivity- a 1400 sat student will get merit money while an Emory student with a 1400 might not even get in.</p>
<p>So hope that you get into both so that you can weigh the negatives with the positives; and realize that either way, you will be getting a degree from a very prestigious university!</p>
<p>Here's a map to put the geographic location in perspective: <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=Oxford&state=GA&zipcode=%5B/url%5D">http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=Oxford&state=GA&zipcode=</a></p>
<p>I shouldn't have said that the social scene sucks; it's just more low key. It's just not a party-school. Oxford is a very small town really close to Covington, which isn't very exciting either. Covington does have, however, a Chickfila and some other restaurants, but there's no bars/clubs in the town. </p>
<p>I highly recommend Oxford, and I think it is an awesome option and great hidden secret. I personally wouldn't enjoy the tiny college feel, but go for it if you know what you're getting yourself into.</p>