Stanford vs. Oxford

pixiedanzer
Sun, 09 Jan 2005 03:47:55 +0000

ahhh this is so weird…this whole college confidential place. I went to JSA as well and i did AP Government, cybero I remember you (hah now that i’ve talked to you.) Rashna, I don’t remember you, but your roomate Preethi was in my Congressional house thing.

It’s funny you got into both Oxford and Stanford—cuz that’s exactly how i spent my two past summers. Sophomore year I went to Oxford and loved it. I did the Oxford Tradition program and I lived at Pembroke College. I have family in ENgland so I ended up spending a longer time there—and the country is awesome, but of course I think the USA is better any day. The university is a lot more upbeat and bustling with activity. There’s sooo much history there and I bet you’d discover something new about the place everyday. The one downside is, I heard undergraduate education is not the best there—while graduate education is? Anyhow, that’s about all I know just from going to a summer school, and not the actual college.

Stanford, well you already know the campus, the atmosphere. It’s just a very well rounded good school, and I bet you’d be really happy there. If i were you, I’d choose Stanford. It has good undergrad programs…and it’s in Cali, and I live in Cali and love it and don’t want to leave. The weather is beautiful as you remember, while in England it rains all the time. And obviously, jsut comparing the two countries, I think there’d be plenty more opportunities available to you in this country than in England.

You seem really smart, so why don’t you go to Stanford for the time being and then be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford? haha