<p>not disagreeing at all, bernie 12 and aigiqinf- just pointing it out to the OP in case it’s relevant to their case.</p>
Oxford College with Tuition-waived Scholarship and Great State Univeristy with Full Ride Scholarship
<p>What state school is it? UGA? I know you gave us a rank, but still.</p>
<p>If it’s Michigan, Texas, Cal, etc… I’d pass on Emory.</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone for such incredible responses!!! I have read each one thoroughly and you have given me a lot to think about (in the absolute best of ways) The other school is University of Maryland-College Park. Does that change things?</p>
<p>Math, CS, Physics, stay in state. College Park is really respected in those worlds.</p>
<p>Anything else, I don’t know. </p>
<p>College Park is awesome! Go there and save the money if it’s science. Also,@aluminum_boat : I’m pretty sure those schools rank way higher than that lol. Rank really won’t matter if it’s science and College Park does it extremely well (as in, there is actual consistency!). But since your daughter is undecided, I still don’t know 
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<p>Looked them up. Apparently UT-Austin is 52. The others are in the 20s.</p>
<p>But, yea. College Park is legit for science and math. For other subjects, I don’t know if Emory is worth the extra money (since they don’t lead as easily to high paying jobs). So it’s more of a personal preference in that case.</p>
<p>They don’t easily lead to them (nor do most college majors), but the school could be influential in terms of network and connections to various post-grad opps. that lead to decent paying jobs. Emory social science and even some humanities majors do decently. </p>
<p>Though I will fully agree that an Emory degree after 2 years at Oxford, is no disadvantage in the job market as where you get the degree is what counts, I still stand by what I said. I do believe losing the first two years at Emory when a lot of kids get to know each other there is a damper. </p>
<p>The other issue I have with two years at Oxford is that the offerings there are not equivalent to that of Emory’s and for some programs, that could be limiting. </p>
<p>Unless one of my kids really wanted to go there, it’s not something I would consider. I don’t think an Emory degree is worth two years at Oxford.</p>
<p>I have no idea what the transfer stats are–what % of the class entering Oxford end up making the transfer to Emory, and what the final grad figures re for them. The web site for Oxford is down so I can’t peruse it. </p>
<p>I would vote for UM-CP without hesitation between the two choices. </p>
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<p>“Losing the first two years”? In my opinion, the first two years at Oxford are far better than the first two years at the College of Arts and Sciences. At Oxford, you start with orientation and are forced to form strong, close friendships with people of vastly different backgrounds throughout your two years. At the College of Arts and Sciences, you sort of go to Song Fest and then quickly find the people similar to you.</p>
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<p>Oxford students–who are also Emory students–don’t “transfer” to the College; they continue. The continuation process is automatic as long as you maintain a 2.0. Almost everyone at Oxford continues to the Atlanta campus for the College, the b-school, or the nursing school.</p>
<p>Have you even been to Oxford?</p>
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You’ve never been to Oxford, nor have any idea about just how close Oxford students are with one another. Also Oxford students certainly aren’t precluded from becoming friends with Emory students. </p>
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Well no duh. It’s a liberal arts college. The same critique could be leveled against any number of schools. However, Oxford is only a two year school meaning that when students *continue<a href=“NOT%20transfer”>/i</a> they have the option of taking a huge variety of upper division courses. Besides, the intro courses at Oxford are IMO extremely high quality. From what I’ve seen my geology class trumped the intro one at UC Berkeley (a top 10 school for the major).</p>
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And I think Oxford is the coolest part of Emory and in fact the only reason I even considered the school. Just because you don’t see the value in a two year LAC followed by two years at a well regarded university doesn’t mean that others feel the same. </p>
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The overwhelming majority, something on the order of >90%, of students who start at Oxford continue to Main. Those that transfer usually do so because Emory doesn’t offer their intended major (my situation), had some sort of personal and/or financial hardship, or decided to go to a school at or above Emory’s level (USC, Brown, Vanderbilt, etc). Again, Oxford students don’t transfer to Emory’s Atlanta campus, they continue. There’s a huge difference, one that you seem unwilling to understand. </p>
<p>To the OP, I think your question essentially boils down to whether your daughter prefers a larger state school to a liberal arts college coupled with an REU. I’ve been to both types of institutions. I know a number of my friends at my state flagship would feel suffocated by Oxford while many of my Oxford friends likely would have felt lost among the tens of thousands of anonymous faces that pass by every day.</p>
<p>Both are good schools. At UMD there will be far more opportunities but they may not be as obvious or as substantial as the fewer ones at Oxford. At Oxford she’ll recognize everyone by the 3 month mark. At UMD she’ll always be meeting new people but the bonds formed among classmates may not be as tight. </p>