<p>My son graduated from Emory in 2007…he was admitted to Emory ED. He double majored in Middle Eastern Studies and Linguistics and graduated summa cum laude. He became very close friends with another student who began at Oxford, finished at Emory and also graduated summa cum laude.</p>
<p>Both students finished at the same point …and I would say both were excellent students.</p>
<p>The difference is that maybe in high school, my son’s friend did not mature as quickly, so his early high school grades were not as high. It doesn’t make him stupid or a bad person…this mindset that high school GPA defines you for life doesn’t hold water in the real world.</p>
<p>Oxford gave him a chance to solidify his academic game…it’s a more nurturing campus but the academic standards are not any lower. They couldn’t be, or else the students would not be able to compete successfully when they arrive on the main campus.</p>
<p>My son and his friend are both doing very well in their respective post-Emory lives and careers.</p>