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05-05-2008, 12:27 AM
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| would u leave harvard for...
oxford? hypothetically speaking u were accepted to both schools. what would u choose? | 
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05-05-2008, 12:32 AM
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| No, because I'd hate the culture for one big reason: Soccer (well, football as they say over there) | 
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05-05-2008, 12:36 AM
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| really? what's with the soccer over there? idk lol | |
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05-05-2008, 12:38 AM
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| It's more like: brits love soccer, I don't (to put it nicely). We'd be too incompatible. As far as academics, there is effectively no difference in quality so I wouldn't be "torn" if I had to make the decision. | |
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05-05-2008, 12:41 AM
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| I wish that I had the opportunity to turn down Harvard! I've not been so lucky (well..actually I've never applied). Oxford's program in my field is currently in a state of transition...on the other hand Harvard's program is arguably the best in the US. So it would be a no brainer for me. Harvard all the way. | |
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05-05-2008, 12:41 AM
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| really? wow i didn't see it like that lol
i always thought oxford was much more prestigous than harvard, and this is coming from a harvard student  | |
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05-05-2008, 12:43 AM
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| i see..lol
is oxford a better grad school? or is harvard? | |
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05-05-2008, 12:45 AM
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| ...And about Oxford being more prestigious...I think it is the other way around. I'll be starting at Cambridge in a few months and Harvard is one of the few universities that I would go to over Cam...and Cambridge is generally considered the best university in the UK (although it is definitely debatable). | |
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05-05-2008, 12:47 AM
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| On a list of best overall grad school in the world (i.e. average quality of all programs) I think that Harvard would be #1 or #2 and Oxford would be #9 or #10 | |
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05-05-2008, 01:26 AM
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| yeah true true
harvard is constantly listed as one of the best schools in the world
cambridge?? wow, that is one heck of an institution. i envy you lol | |
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05-05-2008, 01:29 AM
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| I think it's just a case of "the grass is greener on the other side". Of the Atlantic, that is.
My dream would be Harvard for undergrad and then Oxford for grad. Best of both worlds.  | |
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05-05-2008, 01:39 AM
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| I'm getting a sense of deja vu reading this thread... was this done before somewhere?
Oh well.
Personally, I don't think Oxford would've given such a nice financial aid package as Harvard has. | |
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05-05-2008, 01:58 AM
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| No, I would thank God, then I would thank Allah, then I would thank Buddha, then I would thank Hare Krishna, and then I would move on to the lesser gods... | |
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05-05-2008, 02:26 AM
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| LOL! Harvard is definitely better than Oxford... | |
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05-05-2008, 04:25 AM
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| I wouldn't, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if other people had different answers. Both schools have many great qualities. | |
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