I have never heard the negative things posted here in this thread about Oxford before. I have only heard good things. From a pre-med perspective, there is no difference. Med schools won’t care and the core pre-req’s are really the same anywhere. the main difference is in the environment- it’s obviously smaller and quieter at Oxford, with less access to the perks of a big city but more chances to get to know prof’s and advisors and enjoy the feel of a small LAC, if that’s your thing. It’s just a personal preference. Only you can decide how important playing on the team is to you. I know personally I would want to do that, if I could, since that’s an experience you will never have again in life. I wouldn’t be scared away from Oxford by rampant drug use unless you do some digging and find it’s a common complaint (more so than at other colleges).
My daughter is at Emory Atlanta campus. She didn’t want a small school so did not consider Oxford. But she’s never said anything bad about it. Those kids will be joining her in Atlanta next year when they are all Juniors.
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