Transferring from Oxford College Emory for business major

Hi,

Hope your daughter’s feeling better? Wondering if she ended up staying or is transferring? We are in a similar boat with Oxford, unfortunately.

Looking to transfer to a school that has a highly ranked Business School but also has college football/ sports/ school spirit, so not a LAC. (It’s what DD was always interested in but didn’t have the choice at the time). Would love the forum’s guidance on-

  1. If your kid attended Oxford, what was their experience and eventual transition like to Emory?

  2. Any suggestions / resources where we can find highly ranked business schools with a high sophomore year transfer acceptance?

Many thanks!

You might look at this thread.

What does the student want to do that it must be highly ranked? And highly ranked will depend on the various “rankings” because they are very different.

And not necessarily what you seek in a program - that Emory, for example, clearly isn’t (forgetting Oxford). And if she got into Emory, she could have gotten into many a school that has this - but clearly you chose to avoid such wonderful b schools.

You want her to be happy - so please take that into account this time. In most cases, where you go for B School won’t matter - but that’s why I’m asking the ultimate outcome or career path. Other than maybe Investment Banking or consulting, where she attends will matter little to the ultimate end goal. But she will likely remember her college experience, good or bad, forever.

Good luck.

Ideas - Miami Ohio, Pitt, Syracuse or you can go big - Ohio State, Indiana (everyone’s top school safety) and really a host of others. Delaware could be a good pick.

For Emory smaller, how about U Miami, Elon (yes, it’s got a strong b school), SMU, TCU, Denver (if she likes hockey), Villanova.

In some ways, it depends on what she wants - for example, if she wanted supply chain, ASU, Michigan State, UTK and Penn State would be the top of the list.

I’d focus on happy - the job thing will take care of itself if she’s a hustler…

Undergrad business programs? - Transfer Students - College Confidential Forums

Wow, I cannot imagine a more diametrically opposed school than Emory’s Oxford campus to a rah-rah large sports school! No wonder your daughter is unhappy!

Also a polar opposite to Oxford Emory: SMU. Check it out.

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