<p>I'm really considering Oxford since I want to make a closer relationship with professors since Goizuetta will be needing recs from applicants, and I like the close-knit atmosphere.
But aside from the good things, what are some of the negative aspects Oxford students have to face? Specifically, their transition into Emory for junior year, academically.</p>
<p>-I saw from other threads that Oxford students become more academically prepared since their work tends to be more strenuous than those of Emorites</p>
<p>Socially?</p>
<p>-I heard that Emory students look down on Oxford students.
-Oxford students prefer to hang together rather than trying to find a niche w/ Emory students.</p>
<p>on the other hand, once in emory as a Junior, you are in Emory, and graduate from Emory, so who care if they look down at you, is their problem, i'm sure there are plenty open minded people in Emory as well that will accept you for who you are and not for whom they want you to be</p>
<p>oxford is more academically challenging? really? can anybody second/deny that?</p>
<p>personally, i really think they should have the same admissions committee review for Emory college and oxford. that way, the standards are the same and oxford won't be seen as (and many times act as) a backdoor</p>
<p>I've heard several people say Oxford was tougher than Emory, but I think this might be from two things:
1) Some people tend to struggle more their first two years in college than their last two. There's a lot of adjustment from HS to college, classes might not be in the student's favorite subjects, study habits might need tweaking.
2) People at Oxford aren't going to make their school sound illegitimate.</p>
<p>I'm not sure how a school with such lower stats can be equally as competitive as Emory, but to each his own. As my completely unscientific sample of one (I did a classroom visit at Oxford one time), I was kind of surprised how thick-headed a few of the students were. Some of the questions asked were ridiculous and over things they should have caught on in 5 minutes, not an hour. That said, I could have just landed in an anomaly. If an Oxford grad can go to Emory and be just as successful as the rest of us, then more power to them.</p>
<p>And I would imagine the Oxford students hanging together once at Emory to be true, because after two years of college, most people have their core group of friends established. It's only during that first semester or two that nobody knows anybody else, and everybody is scrambling to meet each other.</p>
<p>jmw123 i like ur comments.
maybe it's just better to go to Emory than to go to Oxford despite Oxford offers lower price tag and smaller atmosphere.</p>
<p>One thing to consider - Oxford doesn't offer as many classes as Emory does. Students at Oxford often complain about how they cannot find classes that actually interest them.</p>
<p>Oxford is challenging if you choose to pre-med route. The chem I'm taking now is very challenging, and 95% of the students are smart. Biology is more challenging here I've heard from Ox. and Emory students. If you do well at Oxford, you will do equally as well at main campus. When Emory was mentioned as a "new ivy," Oxford was mentioned in the article as well. I thought Oxford was going to be easier, but I was mistaken. I work very hard for the grades I earn. My roommate went to a prestigious high school, and he failed out after first semseter because he was in doing pre-med and couldn't handle the calc/chem/lit classes etc. If you're worried about the social transition, some people at main campus are egotistical and only go to emory because they couldn't get into an ivy league school. There are people at main campus who are very chill, and accept all students. I went to a party at main campus (I'm a freshman at oxford) and I ended up hanging out with seniors from the business school, and they didn't care that we were from oxford. It all depends on what niche you're looking for. Good luck deciding.</p>
<p>i went to oxford for scholars weekend and found it to be:
shockingly small (700 students, entire campus is just one circle)
warm and genial
wonderful professors
a lot of oxford pride instead of general emory pride</p>