Yes I live in Oxford and a 3-year course with only 24 week pa is intimidating, my Oxford friends NEVER looked alive during term time nor most of them of social skills. They’re mostly prepared to be scholar but not to face the real world, I’d say. I’m still kinda miserable with what I’m going to stick doing with my life (Hence not quite UK unis) but again, Oxford is like a name that most ppl would know instead of a LAC I suppose. Plus, I am probably going back to Asia one day so might be problematic if I come back with a very-much-East-coast-degree and not do postgrad (hence Barnard-Columbia is fine for Asian parents)… It is difficult to balance where to go as I am a dilemma myself, and high achieving places are always stressful and competitive…