@chemmchimney Again, sort of irrelevant which one has the lower admit rate (I’ll cite it again, Tulane had a lower admit rate than Emory last year. Emory still had a more significant edge over Tulane among matriculate credentials than it does Oxford I believe). It really only matters who ends up matriculating at either one. You know, how well they bubble in the right answers on an exam, their GPA/class rank (may actually be worth something), and other credentials/characteristics. Usually main has an edge in the end, and that is likely to be the case for a while. I don’t think it is a truly significant/ultra meaningful edge, but it is an edge created by the fact that it is a much larger university, and will attract prestige chasers more. Good and bad comes with it. The stats are certainly starting to reach some parity, but main benefits from being a research university/just being bigger so more talented (pointed talent that is) students end up with more options for acceleration or whatever either through formal programs or by just begging faculty to get into higher level courses.
Oxford is small so has some limitations there. Atlanta campus would also have natural advantage in attracting those who want to get into full-fledged research endeavors early (so those who have been doing research throughout HS, Did or placed as finalist in certain competitions). Oxford can likely begin to close this gap as it gets more resources, but for some types of talented and ambitious folks, Atlanta will just flat out remain a better fit. Oxford could reach more than just statistical parity if it successfully pushes towards an even fuller LAC model (so like special programming, immersive experiences for all, and capstones for all, etc) and markets it effectively such that it begins to attract more of its own constituent who is actually there because of that and have less there just because they just want to eventually (or as soon as possible) be in Atlanta. Oxford will have to do even more to sell itself as a unique but positive experience that is separate from ECAS and draw apps accordingly. If they started to see more Oxford only applicants, and yet maintain or increase the quality (not just stats based) of the students, that would be a sign of success in that arena.