<p>^The Road, then how do you explain that these “dumber” oxford people perform better at emory and constitute a majority of the top 10% of the graduating class? If oxford was supplying dumb people to Emory, there is no reason why they would invest so much in that school and let “dumber” people get in. The management and statisticians there know what they are doing. When something exists, there is a reason why it exists for so long.</p>
<p>I like how you attack people with the slightest knowledge of knowing who they are and what courses they are taking in high school.</p>
<p>“The thing about oxford is that it is not what most relatively shallow US students look for. What general US student population is looking for is the so called “college life” which according to the modern American definition is just partying and going to different places and doing many other things. Emory College is in Atlanta so it is obvious that you will do more there (more distractions) than you would at Oxford. You have to decide which one of those is better for you. If you move around in advanced European countries, this US version of “college life” does not exist and if you ask me I like it better that way. I am not going to college to end up with a lot of partying, damaged liver, C average, and thousands in bills. Some people just dont care. Do you honestly think that if you have a C average your Emory degree is worth anything? let alone worth more than oxford? I highly doubt it.”</p>
<p>LOLOLOLOLOL. Yay stereotyping! Yes, some students are like what you have described. But some are not. I definitely do not belong in that group you have mentioned. I don’t drink, smoke weed (yes, I smoke cigarettes), or go to fraternity parties. I don’t really have a defined group of friends, but I do have friends. I just do my own thing and work really hard for school. And there are other people like me. Introverts DO exist on college campuses, you know.</p>
<p>^ I did not it any way mean to imply that absolutely every US student was the way I described. I only remarked that the general underlying theme is like the one I described.</p>
<p>Well, you are right in that aspect. I was just saying that not everyone is like that.</p>
<p>I would have thought that Emory would have more people like me, but no. There are a lot of completely normal teenagers here.</p>
<p>^what do you mean more people like you?</p>
<p>Well, I’ll go backwards and definite normal teenagers.</p>
<p>Your typical extroverts. They like to do things with friends all the time, drink, talk about the opposite sex a lot, hook up, like the same type of music (amongst themselves, I’m not saying they like popular music… for example, apparently everyone likes “girl talk”… whatever that is), try to look decent.</p>
<p>Me: I’m your typical introvert. I wear the same plaid pajama pants to class every single day, I walk slowly and like to notice things (as opposed to talking to people and only paying attention to the conversation), I don’t prefer to hang out a lot. I just don’t care about anything other than learning and film. I don’t like to waste my time on dealing with people I don’t care about.</p>
<p>I guess your could say that there is going to be normality amongst every type of population, though.</p>
<p>I don’t hate anyone/everyone. I’m friends with all types of people. But when it comes to them asking me to do something with them, I’d prefer not to.</p>
<p>RE future transfer’s comments</p>
<p>I am an Emory College alum who is doing graduate work in a highly ranked European university. I can tell you right off that undergrads, no matter where in the western world they are, run the spectrum. You have the group that parties on an almost nightly basis, you have the artsy ones, you have the extremely studious ones, and then you have vast majority of the population who fits doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes. </p>
<p>Emory college (and Oxford college for that matter) is exactly the same way. I know students from both who are very studious and I know students from both who go out all the time. While I do agree with you that Oxford students are looking for something different than what Emory offers, I don’t think there is as vast a difference as you might think. It’s perfectly possible to have fun… a lot of fun actually… go to cultural events, be social, still make excellent grades, write an honors thesis, etc. etc. I’ll freely admit that I drank in college (as a freshman even!) and still fall into this category; I have no regrets. I think too that you may underestimate the number of Emory graduates who fit into this category.</p>
<p>Now that I’m off my soapbox, can any one show me a link that says the percentage of Oxford graduates that graduate in the top 10% of their class senior year. This number is thrown around all the time, but I have never, ever seen that statistic in writing. I don’t even think that Emory has a class ranking, except for the Dean’s list (which it’s just the top 20% I think, and that list isn’t released to the public, as far as I know). Even if they did, why would anyone care? Lastly, how can you even determine what the top 10% is? Does that mean all the students who graduate with honors (which is about 10% of the Emory college class) or does that mean the students with GPAs in the highest 10%? Because those aren’t the same lists.</p>
<p>Lecture over.</p>
<p>^and where exactly is this university, the UK perhaps?</p>
<p>You referred to European students without qualification, so I responded to that comment. </p>
<p>I’m really not looking for an argument, but I did want to comment for others online who are forming opinions both about Emory and other Universities based upon this website. I’m also looking forward to reading the statistics about Oxford students’ successes at Emory that were posted earlier. </p>
<p>Oxford continuees can be and are just as successful as students that begin their 4 years on the main campus, but I also don’t think it’s fair when incorrect generalizations are made to prove a point. The fact is, Oxford is a great place for some students, and it would be awful for others. I personally couldn’t spend 2 years at a place so small, but that’s not how everyone feels. I know a lot of people who loved their time at Oxford. The beauty of having that choice is that any of us can go to the place that best fits their personality but still benefit from the resources that Emory can offer.</p>
<p>Hey, I am a strong Oxford College prospective candidate, I’ve always regarded myself as a hard worker and coming from a very small school in Karachi I figured Oxford would be a better choice. What I was wondering though is that is there a good outside life in the Oxford College area. I mean i want to go there to get good grades and at the same time I wouldnt mind having an outside life on the weekends as well. So I was just wondering how all you guys at Oxford like the school?</p>
<p>I think Oxford students can have their own car, so you can drive places on your own (though parking in Atlanta is expensive).</p>
<p>And there are buses that run from Emory to Oxford all the time, if you ever wanted to hang out on Emory’s campus for a while, or then transfer to the Cliff bus.</p>
<p>If a student successfully completes frosh year at Oxford campus, can he/she transfer to the main campus for sophomore year (instead of usual junior year)? Is it strictly prohibited, or just frowned upon, or entirely possible but not well publicized? Anybody out there who’s actually done this?</p>
<p>You can if you have completed 67 hours of coursework (aka you came in to the school with some AP or IB credit). But see i dunno if you can do that AT THE BEGINNING of your sophomore year but MANY people transfer out after the FIRST SEMESTER of their sophomore year ( there are a lot of c/o '12s who are choosing that option) *put stuff in all caps for emphasis;I hope this post helped:) *</p>
<p>thanks for your specific reply Missy 411. My daughter would really like the intimate, liberal arts feeling of Oxford for her freshman year, but she’s not sure if the small town charm would start to feel constricting by sophomore year.</p>
<p>Hello! I just attended Oxford, and am a continuee at Emory Main. The small town was a bit constricting as a sophomore, but I moved off campus to an apartment complex. Although you cant get reimbursed for room and board, I paid 250 dollars a month for my apartment as Oxford is in the middle of nowhere. I absolutely loved my experience at Oxford, and would never consider going to Emory for all four years. I have a few good friends that started in Atlanta, and they tell me that the students (besides their closest friends) care about each other, and only worry about getting that beloved Emory degree. Please anybody, ask me more personal questions, as I have experienced every aspect of social and academic life at Oxford, and I’m now at Emory, so hit me up.</p>
<p>Hey pescosim24 im quite interested in both oxford college and Emory university. I’m an international student. The only thing that worried me about oxford was the limited things to do in the area, i know you can take the bus to Atlanta but overall how was the outside experience at oxford for the weekends and stuff?</p>
<p>bump zakiz’s post</p>