UGA Honors v. Oxford/Emory

Emmycat
Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:38:10 +0000

I’m looking for some feedback on these two college options for my D18 and whether the price difference is “worth it” for Oxford/Emory. UGA Honors (after scholarships) will cost $12,000 per year. Oxford/Emory (after scholarships) will cost $35,000/year.

The $35,000 figure is right at the top of the budget we gave our daughter. It is doable with some belt tightening and won’t require us to remortgage our house or raid retirement plans. We might have to diminish contributions to retirement plans for a few years, but could do it without our daughter having to take out any loans. On the other hand, we’ve told her that if she goes to UGA, we’d be able to help her with grad school or first apartment costs, etc.

She wants to study neuroscience/psychology most likely. She much prefers the smaller size of Emory, particularly with the first two years at tiny Oxford. Any opinions on the relative value of these 2 schools and whether the Emory brand is worth the $23,000/year difference?

Thanks!