<p>“Wait, lets not forget that when applying as an undergrad to Emory University, (etc)”</p>
<p>Such structure is not all that highly atypical. Many if not most universities are organized into separate colleges. If you are applying to Columbia, you can apply to the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia College,or its College of General Studies if you qualify. The latter two have substantially the same majors and curriculum. If you’re applying to Cornell you must choose from among seven different undergraduate colleges. At one time there were eight, they closed the undergraduate nursing program in New York City. Etc, it is very common for universities to be organized into separate colleges. </p>
<p>At Berkeley and U Michigan one applies to their undergraduate business schools only from sophomore year just like the case for Goizueta, if I understand correctly. </p>
<p>The only thing at all unusal about Emory is the option of the Oxford satellite for the first two years. There are at least somewhat analogous situations to this as well.</p>