@Sblumenfeld I’d say that Oxford is for people who are torn between a liberal arts or research university education - going to Oxford provides the liberal arts side. I would beg to differ that Oxford is individualistic. Oxford is very close knit and it seems that Oxford kids really want to help each other out even when they go to Emory. I’d actually say that Emory is more individualistic as there are no D1 sports that unify the school so everyone does their own thing… though I guess the school is unified through its weird traditions (Dooley) and academics.
Since I go out most weekends, I find that there is a decent chunk of the student body at both Oxford and Emory that also enjoy spending a night out. Because of the smaller student body, the social life at Oxford is more dead compared to Emory but there is always a group for something. Emory and Oxford are not one way track to fun schools.