<p>Yeh.. I have to say it's not like im the biggest fan of the US.. but I'd choose the US over England any day...
Besides, NYC is in America.... not England hehe :)</p>
<p>And although I didn't apply to either Ox of Stan.. Stan sounds soooooooo much betterrrrr</p>
<p>Congratulations on your admission</p>
<p>hey you're omeed right? christina told me you were talking to her on AIM? hahaha I do remember you... try remember the only singaporean in your class! </p>
<p>thanks pixiedanzer, that's really good advice. (btw im not really that smart just very lucky!) where did you apply? I'm definitely leaning a LOT towards stanford because I think I'd have a better overall experience there! </p>
<p>Also Yalebound: American high school grads can definitely apply to Oxford for undergrad. The only difference is they might have to fly to Oxford for the interview, unless Oxford itself arranges for their tutors to interview in certain states. So yeh... it's definitely possible.</p>
<p>hahaha that's what they all say.. rashna is smart..... very lucky too, but she's still very smart! - why else would S and O want her!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>pixiedanzer: wow this is so cooL! its like JSA reunion! do you know anyone else from there that got into Stanford EA? we probably don't know each other because we weren't in any classes together... or in the same dorm. It's still cool though! Oh by the way, whats a Rhodes scholar? People on here talk about it a lot but I actually don't know what it is.</p>
<p>who's rashna u guyzz? id love to meet sum1 else whose gotten into both ox and stan</p>
<p>LoL I bet if i saw you i'd recognize you though....did you keep your JSA memory book thing? The "monthbook" (like a yearbook only not) haha. Mine's under my bed somewhere.</p>
<p>oh here's all the info on rhodes scholarships. </p>
<p>The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. The first American Scholars were elected in 1904. </p>
<p>American Rhodes Scholars are selected through a decentralized process by which regional selection committees choose 32 Scholars each year from among those nominated by selection committees in each of the fifty states. Through December 2000, applicants from more than 300 American colleges and universities had been selected as Rhodes Scholars. In most years, a Rhodes Scholar is selected from an institution which has not formerly supplied a successful applicant. </p>
<p>Intellectual distinction is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for election to a Rhodes Scholarship. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person which, in combination, offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. The Rhodes Scholarships, in short, are investments in individuals rather than in project proposals. Accordingly, applications are sought from talented students without restriction as to their field of academic specialization or career plans although the proposed course of study must be available at Oxford, and the applicant's undergraduate program must provide a sufficient basis for further study in the proposed field. Through the years, Rhodes Scholars have pursued studies in all of the varied fields available at the University of Oxford. </p>
<p>Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. Each Scholar receives in addition a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes or study-related travel. </p>
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<li>The most well known American Rhodes Scholar is Bill Clinton (hey i don't like the man, but he is very very smart) hehe! so yeah it's just a very prestigious and VERY selective thing.</li>
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<p>salsa: i'm Rashna... both stan and ox!</p>
<p>Wow, if you got into Oxford....it's tough! Of course, Oxford has much more of a wow-factor, but stanford is considered to be Ivy-caliber, and it also has its own wow-factor. I'd stay close to the US and go to Stan....Oxford is nice, but it's too far away, and the difference in prestige may not be large enuf to make the transition.</p>
<p>Dude, I don't know what age you are living in but Stanford has a bigger wow-factor than Oxford.</p>
<p>"Dude, I don't know what age you are living in but Stanford has a bigger wow-factor than Oxford."</p>
<p>What??? No way man dude. Ask anybody in Europe, Asia, India, etc! Sure, American football is more popular in your neck of the woods, but soccer is far more of a sport to the other 6 billion people...same with Oxford. It has at least double the wow-factor to my knowledge.</p>
<p>People in Asia and India certainly think Stanford is more prestigious because of Stanford's unparalled strength in science and engineering, which those countries in that region tend to emphasize. I can't speak for Europe, but a guy in my dorm was accepted to Oxford and Stanford and he basically said that Oxford is not as highly regarded as Stanford and so he came here. Also, his sister got into Cambridge and Harvard, but she ended up going to that school in Cambridge, Massachusetts lol.</p>
<p>I live in Singapore and I've gotten really mixed opinions. Americans (and American-educated/based people) think Stanford is the clear choice, British people = Oxford. It's quite confusing really... It doesn't matter to me about prestige anymore because I personally think they have about the same 'wow factor' and it just depends who you're talking to! I'm pretty sure I'm going with Stanford though...</p>