hello,
i can't help but counter all of the negativism concerning oxford.
i don't want to seem like those college students who blindly give bias to their school; honestly, i possess none.
however, i just want to let all of you know that oxford is not a "general study" thing like they would have at NYU. the whole oxford/emory situation is the only one of its kind in the entire ...world.
the whole "anybody can get in" deal was a huge turn-off for me (SAT averages and GPA averages)...BUT, it's really what you make of it. these candidates are obviously not the norm, but it doesn't negate their intelligence all the same--for instance, the overwhelming statistic that the top students of a graduating class are oxford "continuees" (this is what they want to be called..
), is pretty wicked. also, i know that current presidents of major honor societies are oxford continuees as well.
whatever it is, if it wasn't for that glimmer of hope i saw at the end of this undergraduate journey, i wouldn't be going this fall either. but, personally, i'm pretty driven. i know that despite this "disadvantage", as many of you seem to infer, i'm going to have a higher GPA than most of my graduating class at the main campus. BYAH!
if anyone has more questions/comments/concerns, feel free to PM it. i'm not the most knowledgeable but, i'm quite persuasive either way.
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