<p>Hi, i was wondering if i could still apply ED to Brown if i apply to Oxford? I wouldn’t know if i got into Oxford till next July, so what if I got in ED and then pulled out at the last second to go to Oxford [not that i definitely would]? Is it possible to do that, or not?</p>
<p>ED is binding.</p>
<p>hmmmm ok. So now i have to decide whether to apply to Brown RD and have a chance at Oxford, or just forget Oxford and go Brown ED. Decisions, decisions… </p>
<p>Btw I’m going to Brown on August 2 - what kind of things will be happening on campus? Will there be any actual students and profs around or will it only be visitors?</p>
<p>Do you think the earlier info sessions and campus tours will be less crowded?</p>
<p>There is no telling how it’s going to be around campus, but there are not that many students around though most professors are (but in their offices probably not walking around the green or something). Earlier tours are just as busy as later tours if not busier, actually. Most people do the morning tour. My personal suggestion is to come on the 1230 Physical Sciences tour (which I give), then go to the 2oclock info session, then the 3 oclock tour (which is normally smaller than the morning stuff).</p>
<p>The info session at 2 and tour at 3 sound good but i’m not interested in studying sciences… should i still take the tour :D</p>
<p>Of course you should, because I’m awesome.</p>
<p>Nah, don’t come if you’re not interested in the sciences.</p>
<p>ED is NOT binding outside the US. They can’t enforce any procedures on foreign schools. no-one at Oxford will even know what ED is (that said, probably most people would disapprove of someone doing this because effectively you have taken someone elses ED place).</p>
<p>Oh, I wasn’t talking from Oxford’s end, I’m talking as far as Brown is concerned, ED is completely binding.</p>
<p>Lol modestmelody, I’ll take the tour if i can - i would love to bask soak in your awesomeness 
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<p>Hmmm… so I could get out of Brown ED if i got into Oxford. Not that I would, i just wanted to know if there was a loophole or not. </p>
<p>There was a guy from my school who got in Brown (ED I think) and then he got into Oxford and chose Oxford. Apparently he already was assigned a dorm, had a roommate, etc. when he told Brown he wasn’t coming. My counselor said there are 2-3 kids a year that do that at each university but I think Brown would start hating my school if I did the same thing, lol.</p>
<p>I’m so excited to see Brown!!! I have to say, it is just the coolest school in existence!!! </p>
<p>Oh, I want to do an interview while i’m on campus but on Brown’s website it says they don’t do campus interviews. Do you think they would make an exception since I don’t live in the US and there might not be any active Brown alumni where I live (Czech Republic)?</p>
<p>Twisted situation! But Oxford and Brown are so different…open curriculum vs. rigid curriculum in your area of interest. What makes you want both these schools?</p>
<p>I have a crazy passion for history - Oxford has an amazing history programs and a some of the professors there have written the definitive works on their historical specialties. Oxford has amazing academics, and i love the college system; however, it is definitely a lot more rigid than Brown. </p>
<p>I love Brown because the character of the school completely matches my personality. Liberal (not only in a political way), relaxed, seeking knowledge rather than credits or grades, and down to earth. </p>
<p>Basically, I love the schools for completely different reasons but I can seem myself at both of them.</p>
<p>yes, history in Oxford is amazing. and i totally understand being torn between two schools that are often characterized by many to be ‘polar opposites’.</p>
<p>i had to choose between Chicago and Brown for undergraduate; it wasn’t an easy decision.</p>
<p>Oh OK, didn’t realize that was your situation!</p>
<p>However, you might want to look at your grades and EC’s. Stellar grades will get you into Oxford (I mean the whole package, including SAT’s and AP’s). Stellar grades AND EC’s will get you into Brown. Might want to look at it that way.</p>
<p>hmmm, that is a good way of looking at it!</p>
<p>Jason, can I take your tour and heckle you?</p>
<p>Well we won’t be giving a tour on the second, but you can come any day you’d like at 1230 and heckle the other tour guide who does the tours with me.</p>
<p>Actually, don’t heckle us, we always run out of time, and heckling takes time.</p>
<p>But you can come and laugh at all of my not so funny jokes…</p>
<p>Doesnt he have an extremely better chance of getting into brown than oxford, not many americans get into oxford as an undergrad</p>
<p>He’s from the Czech Republic, first off. Second, my friend got into Edinburgh with absurdly bad grades and a solid SAT so I’m not sure it’s that hard to study in the UK and get in for Americans. I think that’s largely because not many bother to do it for undergraduate.</p>
<p>One more way to look at it is - money. Oxford will be way cheaper - EU and all. Brown isn’t need blind for internationals. Might want to consider that as well!</p>
<p>Piratemonkey may be a US citizen applying from abroad (like I was), in which case Oxford would be $30-34K in tuition and Brown would be need blind for him - not sure what exactly his situation is.</p>