Engineering: Columbia vs. Oxford

MECollegeKid
Mon, 26 May 2014 16:29:34 +0000

@collegemom3717‌

Many thanks for your fast response. Honestly, both of the programs fit me quite well, although they are nothing like one another. I can do science non-stop, just as Oxford offers, but I am also quite into liberal arts. In addition, I found Oxford society to be quite amicable (I stayed for a couple of days in the university for my interview) but have never experienced Columbia before. In other words, Columbia’s society is more like a hit or miss for me. As a result, I wanted focus morely on the practicality of my future degree, which can best be valued through a number of factors including the ones I talked about in my initial post. If you or anyone can think of any other aspect of these universities to compare, please feel free to broaden the discussion with your unique point(s) of view.
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As another question, I would like to focus on your (@collegemom3717) comment again:

"…Oxford probably has the best name recognition in the US of any non-US university,"

If you were to compare the reputation of Oxford to that of Columbia in the US (from a business point of view–I just like to think about every possible future options) what would you say? Would Oxford brand be tantamount to that of Columbia, or would be (even a notch) higher or lower? I honestly have no idea about how well regarded each of the universities is in the US, but as far my research (especially in CC) goes, I have come to think that next to HPYMS, Columbia is a notch lower when it comes to prestige. (I know “prestige” is quite a relative term, but you know what I mean.) Assuming my prior statement somewhat to be correct (in the eyes of an American employer) would Oxford’s reputation be closer to those of HPYMS or Columbia?

For those of you who are following this thread: I do not mean to write anything offensive here. (I am quite sure that I did succeed in that, but I am writing this just to make things clear in case of anything.) As I stated before, the reputation section of my post is highly relative. (This is what I understood that the majority thinks.)