<p>My son applied ED II to Emory and automatically received the Oxford application information/letter. They probably have stopped sending the Oxford info. because Emory apps. are all in and due. And decisions are being made. Who knows, they probably had so many apps. that they just stopped expending more time and energy on awareness about Oxford.</p>
<p>I think you're right! I was thinking that since my daughter didn't receive the Oxford info, it might mean outright rejection. I think I'll stop trying to guess what each piece of information may or may not mean, and try to just wait out the next two weeks. My neighbors can set their watches by my trips to the mailbox.</p>
<p>they sent me a letter asking me to consider it..........i wonder if thats a bad sign</p>
<p>I don't think it is a bad sign. They have your name at Emory and Oxford is one of Emory's schools. So they want to inform you about your other options. I wouldn't concern myself. Good luck to you and Threekids. This is my third round - kid #3 - and now my oldest D is waiting to hear from grad. school too! Ugh! Fortunately, son is in at Emory and ecstatic! Good luck!</p>
<p>last year, it appeared that Emory sent nearly everyone a letter informing them about Oxford, so no worries if you received one or did not.</p>
<p>One downside is that some students need to take class at Emory second year. For example, one student last year who received the full Oxford scholarship was also advanced in math (took Calc BC in HS). He quickly exhausted the Oxford math offerings and had to trek to Emory for second year math. But, depending on your thinking, this could be a plus. :)</p>
<p>Just a small nit, donley: Oxford students automatically matriculate to Emory (assuming they don't flunk out)...no further app is needed.</p>
<p>I GOT INTO OXFORD.. I'm pretty happy.. but not really, i dont know. i need MORE FEEDBACK on oxford social life/student body. I dont mean to sound arrogant but the low requirements just make me all "confuzzled" !</p>
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<p>I have a question about that, what does oxford do when you exhaust all posssible courses or want to take higer level courses. Like I want to major in Comp Sci, but they're program is literally nonexisent, with like two intro courses that I already have covered. Can we take courses elsewhere, and how would you accomplish that? And like that kid, I also finished Calc I and II, through university class, would I be able to take higher courses?</p>
<p>The more specialized courses not offered at Oxford can be taken at Emory junior year. If this is the case, I guess it is a good idea to complete all of the general education requirements at Oxford.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think its such a great idea to attend Oxford if one is interested in an area where they have limited course selection, such as computer science. College is about exploring interests and many people alter their initial plans whether they find a new subject to minor in or change major focus.</p>
<p>I believe that the demographics, academics and social life at Oxford are quite different than Emory College. I heard there is quite a difference between the two as far as college experience goes. One of the reasons Emory promotes Oxford to applicants is to increase the exposure in order to attract more highly qualified candidates.</p>
<p>If one is considering Oxford as an alternative to Emory, it is imperative to visit and see if two years at Oxford is a good fit. Just because Emory College is a good fit for someone does not translate into the same for Oxford College. </p>
<p>Lagaan, did you visit Emory and Oxford? Has anyone considering Oxford visited? Just curious.</p>
<p>I have not visited. Plan on doing so in April. But, I feel like I'll end up there simply because I've begun diskliking my safety a lot (Rutgers).</p>
<p>where else have you applied?</p>
<p>I've applied to a crapload of ivies-- which i'm sure I'm not getting into, along with Vanderbilt, UMich (deferred), Boston College(deferred), UT Austin, Penn State, Rutgers (my state school)</p>
<p>You didn't apply to any solid private safeties? GWU, American, BU, etc...
Seems like you were top heavy with low and high reaches. In the past Michigan accepted 1/2 of deferred applicants. It might be slightly less this year.</p>
<p>Penn State is a good all around state university and your stats look good there. </p>
<p>All the schools you applied to are very different from Oxford.</p>
<p>yes hopeful1, I'm aware of where I applied and I'm aware of the fact that it's high and low reaches for the most part. I'm just trying to focus in on the Oxford SOCIAL LIFE and types of people. I'm already aware of the curriculum/difficulty of courses/size/etc. Sorry for coming off as rude, but I'm just not getting any posts that I'm looking for..</p>
<p>We visited Oxford after we had visited Emory last February. The kids there were super friendly and seemed very close. We spent much time speaking with all different types of students. Oxford tends to be a bit of a suitcase school...quite a few of the kids were local and went home on the weekends. My friends daughter was very unhappy there for about 6 months until she settled into a weekend routine of working job on Saturdays/doing schoolwork on Sundays. The school is very small...the size of my daughter's prep school. It is also very pretty, all the buildings are in a rectangle around a grassy "quad". There is one dining hall and the kids did not have good things to say about the food (but you prob. have that at any school). The courses are very challenging and my friends's daughter, a freshman, was working very hard to do well. The classes are small. They have a PE requirement just like at Emory. Because of the small student population the kids have some wonderful opportunities in terms of getting involved in the student government and putting on plays/theatre....this is more accessible here. Other advantages that we saw included the fact that it was such a close knit community and you are automatically in at Emory for your junior year. My daughter elected not to apply because she could not see herself at such a tiny school after having spent 4 years at a very small private prep high school....only 600 students total. There was not much of a social life and the place gets very quiet on the weekends. There were many URM's....much more so than at Emory. The ethnic breakdowns are on the school's website. Also, very few Jews...a consideration for us.</p>
<p>Seclan,</p>
<p>Thanks for that description of Oxford. My son is applying to Emory, but I was looking down the road and wondering if my younger daughter would be interested in Oxford. Your comments on the Jewish component in the student body are also appreciated. One of the attractions of Emory for my son was the high number of Jewish kids and the activties of Hillel. Obviously, that would be less of a factor with Oxford.</p>
<p>Seiclan,
I have a friend who is considering Oxford but never visited. He is from the northeast and accutomed to a certain social/demographic mix that Emory definitely has. He is Jewish and from the suburbs of Manhattan.</p>
<p>My point to him was that he never would have considered Oxford when initially applying to schools in the fall. It did not meet the criteria that he wanted in a school. To apply to Oxford would be fine if he is aware of the type of school it is; very small, high percentage of locals, limited course offerings, etc...</p>
<p>600 students at Oxford is much smaller than most LACs.</p>
<p>I asked him to please visit Oxford and see firsthand the differences between the two schools. If after a visit and Oxford appeals to him, that would be great.</p>
<p>Also, entering Emory in the junior year is quite a different experience from starting as a freshman. I am sure it is done often but the key is to choose a school for the right reasons.</p>
<p>I suspect he is in panic mode at this moment and looking for alternatives. One consideration, would be go to the school that's the best current fit and consider the possibility of transferring to a school like Emory in the future.</p>
<p>Hopeful - that is what my D is doing...she didn't get into Emory ED and would not do Oxford. She is going to UF and will transfer if she wants to for Junior year.</p>
<p>Seiclan,
Sounds like a good strategy you have in place. Hopefully, she will love and graduate from UF. It is a fine school with many course offerings more than Emory and significantly more than Oxford. From my recollection, she was a strong student and I bet will do just fine at UF.</p>
<p>I believe she was considering U of Miami also.</p>
<p>Good luck to her at Florida!</p>
<p>i live fairly close to oxford and i can tell you that it is definietly not an exciting place to be. the town is very small and there does not seem to be many options other than dorm life. it's also not close to atlanta as another poster has said. i believe that it is closer to 45 mins to get to the city in good traffic. if you're into that small atmosphere and reletively large amount of locals then go but do not expect it to be like the average LAC. with only the first and second year students attending, the population is cut down quite a bit. my two cents</p>
<p>Oxford is located about 38 miles away from Emory so in general Emory students and Oxford students don't comingle that much because it's a long commute. Emory students (my sister goes there) don't really look down on Oxford students but they kind of consider them Emory rejects. From the few kids I know that go to Oxford I know a few who like it and a few who don't. most agree that most kids leave the school on weekends so if you're looking for a crazy social scene i dont think it's your place. However, they say it's a good education and if you're an Oxford scholar when you transfer to emory you become an emory scholar. sweet deal.</p>