@Isoglesbee: Huh, what do you mean? You would likely have to repeat general biology and just about any intro. course you got a 3 or lower in at another school if you are a science major. Usually when 3’s are accepted, they are only for classes for non-science majors, even at less selective institutions. If fin. aid turns out good, Oxford is certainly an excellent place to pursue biology. BTW, College, especially liberal arts and selective private and public schools, is not like the AP classes you took. Often, these places don’t even offer courses with the name of, for example, “World History” (which to the view of a LAC or selective school with a legit history department, is all of history). In addition, for the classes that are offered exactly as the AP, you don’t have to take them over, especially the non-sciences. The non-sciences are irrelevant as the non-science courses you take in college will primarily be used to fulfill a second major or general education requires. The gen. ed. requirements include a wide array of courses such that the ones you took as an AP need not be included in the course work that you choose. But again, any sciences with 3 or below will likely have to be retaken no matter where you go. Oxford experience in biology or science is >>>> AP anyway, especially if you do INQ versions. If not the lecture, then the lab is certainly very different. This kind of goes the same for main campus biology, but goes more so for all of Oxford’s science courses in general. You will know some things from AP, but not as much depth as required by the Oxford course, and the lab will require different types of skills as you’ll have to design and carry out your own experiment (and maybe even make a poster). You’re not likely to get that at non-LACs.
To compare to your experience in AP, which may have been more test driven, I encourage you to look at recent syllabi for certain Oxford courses. Do not pay attention to content so much as style of the course:https://app.oxford.emory.edu/WebApps/Directories/EResources/index.cfm