<p>I got waitlisted from Duke but I still plan on transferring if I do not get off the waiting list. Right now two of the options (out of several) I have are Emory and Oxford. Though I would be fine attending Emory for the next four years, my plan for now is still to try to transfer to Duke. Would it be wise to choose Oxford over Emory because the smaller classes & more leadership opportunities would help me in having a better transfer application to Duke especially since Professor recommendations are needed for transfer applications? I think it’s a win win situation knowing that if I don’t get in to Duke next year I would still be able to graduate from Emory. The cost of Oxford is also a plus.</p>
<p>saying emory is your second choice is dumb on this forum. I would still go to emory over oxford.</p>
<p>Same, but I’m waitlisted to Chicago.</p>
<p>If you are all going to transfer after first year, don’t bother coming to Emory. It already has a reputation of students complaining they didn’t get into and Ivy and I don’t want that to get even worse. Btw, indonesianbadass, why would you choose G-town over Emory? unless its international relations.</p>
<p>I completely understand how it can get super annoying when people complain about having to go to their non-top choice colleges while they are at said college, but I think it’s kind of unrealistic to expect us all to do a complete turnaround when we’re still hung up over our dream schools. So a lot of us will probably talk about it a lot. Or figure out how to still make it happen. x)</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty excited for college and I expect to fully enjoy wherever I go. But I’m guilty of being in the same exact position as the OP, except I am definitely going to Emory over Oxford just because of the social attractions and resources available. Also, on a brighter note, if we end up graduating from Emory, Atlanta is great for job or internship opportunities. :)</p>
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I agree 100%. Coming in already planning to transfer is guaranteed to put a negative spin on your freshman year and is a slap in the face to an excellent university to boot.</p>
<p>Take Emory’s offer of admission and wait to see how the waitlist at Duke shapes up. Emory is an awesome school in a nice city, and one could certainly do a great deal worse.</p>
<p>Moving on is an important part of the college admissions process. I know from first hand experience, it sucks to be rejected from your “dream school.” To be honest, I thought about trying to transfer, but after I started at Emory, it just make no sense. My friends are at Emory and Emory is an incredible school (way underrated, I think). You should only disrupt your college experience if you’re truly unhappy at a school, not just because you have expectations about what it’s like at another school. Whichever school you choose, go into it with an open mind.</p>