Oxy Fall 2013 Applicants (class of 2017)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Occidental College
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<p>Hi rhcpfan16, I’d be happy to help. The Physics department has a portal devoted to explaining the 3/2 program which you can find [here[/url</a>].</p>

<p>I’m not sure how many students apply for and are accepted into the program, however that’s a great question you can ask the professors listed on the [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.oxy.edu/physics/32-engineering-program]3/2”&gt;http://www.oxy.edu/physics/32-engineering-program]3/2</a> Engineering site](<a href=“http://www.oxy.edu/physics/32-engineering-program]here[/url”>http://www.oxy.edu/physics/32-engineering-program). The only anecdote I can provide is that I have a friend who was accepted in the 3/2 Columbia program, so it is something that students go for.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info TheDingo8UrBaby. Is your friend really smart? What’s his GPA (if you know it)?</p>

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<p>To the parent complaining about her aid package - colleges rarely give out a full scholarship package on the first offer, especially when they think the student isn’t particularly interested in the college (which in your case is probably pretty clear). I was accepted to Oxy Regular Decision with a very high need, and their first offer to me was $10,000. When I made it clear that Oxy was my top choice but I could not go without more aid, they covered my entire tuition. </p>

<p>Another school did the same thing (low initial offer), and when I traveled to the school to talk to a finaid counselor we were told there was no more money for me. In other words, they didn’t want me enough. </p>

<p>Takeaway: don’t be entitled.</p>

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<p>Hey rhcpfan16, I’m not sure what her GPA was however I can say that she was quite smart. She studied a lot but was also able to balance school and a social life.</p>

<p>I hope that helps :)</p>

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<p>I am stuck between Occidental and University of Richmond. Does anyone have any opinion on which school is a better fit? I am studious, friendly, and moderate girl from Boston, MA. I want to major in psychology and be involved in research. Does either school have a better program for psychology research?</p>

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<p>Hi! I know that the Psychology department has a lot of research opportunities for students. Oxy actually recently produced a video about the Psych department - [Professor</a> Profile: Psychology, Brian Kim - YouTube](<a href=“Professor Profile: Psychology, Brian Kim - YouTube”>Professor Profile: Psychology, Brian Kim - YouTube)
It has a lot of good info about the coursework and research opportunities within that department. Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>Well I ended up getting wait listed. I’m not going to try to get accepted though, because I got a killer scholarship for Baylor :slight_smile: Good luck you guys!</p>

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<p>Hey guys, I’m a junior who’s thinking of applying to Oxy. Is it a well-rounded school?</p>