<p>Last semester I hosted the daughter of an Emory alum. She loved the school, and will probably apply EDI to Oxford. Today, her mom emailed me asking for tips on the application process as well as schools similar to Oxford. For those of you who don't know, Oxford is Emory's two year liberal arts college situated about 38 miles east of the main Atlanta campus. It takes many of Emory's more unusual applicants, eg those with high scores but low grades and vice versa. All classes have less than 33 people in the and upon completion of the program, students move on to the main campus for their final two years. One person on an Emory Facebook page called the school a "development" academy, a characterization I somewhat agree with. </p>
<p>Given this information, does anyone know of any schools like Oxford (no honors colleges please)? It doesn't have to be in the middle of nowhere but it should follow the little LAC, larger university model. She's fine with any region of the country, and given that her mom is one of Emory's most successful alumns, cost will not be a concern. Additionally, she's looking to major in one of the humanities (unsure of which), so choice of major likely won't limit her search. </p>
<p>Stats wise, she has a 3.2UW /3.4W GPA and a 31 ACT.</p>
<p>Somewhat similar - 2 years at a branch campus of Penn State followed by 2 years at University Park (State College/ main). Altoona is popular due to proximity to State College. Erie (Behrend) for engineering.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip! How residential are the PSU branch campuses? Tbh, it doesn’t seem worth it to pay OOS tuition at what are essentially Pennsylvania’s Cal States although others might disagree.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any other suggestions?</p>
<p>The two programs that I know of are urban and I believe students are housed with students within the regular university. </p>
<p>Boston University has a general studies program: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bu.edu/academics/cgs/[/url]”>http://www.bu.edu/academics/cgs/</a></p>
<p>New York University has its Liberal Studies program. It is now possible to apply directly to the program.</p>
<p>[Liberal</a> Studies](<a href=“http://www.liberalstudies.nyu.edu/page/LShome]Liberal”>http://www.liberalstudies.nyu.edu/page/LShome)</p>
<p>By the way, one excellent school that may be of interest is Mt. Hoyoke. It is, of course, a straight-out liberal arts college but it is part of the 5-college consortium that includes Amherst, Smith, Hampshire and Univ of Mass-Amherst.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/five_colleges[/url]”>https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/five_colleges</a></p>