UGA Honors v. Oxford/Emory

Emmycat
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:07:28 +0000

She does believe UGA is good enough academically, but she doesn’t want big-time sports or the huge greek life that UGA offers. I think she’d be much happier there than she realizes - my husband and I both went to honors colleges within large state universities and we know how you end up finding your smaller place within the large school.

But, I agree that Oxford/Emory is a unique option that might give her the best of the small LAC environment for 2 years and then the two years at a mid-sized, first class, research institution. Plus, it’s been her dream forever and I’m so happy for her that she got the unexpected scholarship that makes it just affordable. If she wasn’t wavering now, we’d keep quiet and sign up for Emory today. But she’s also a practical kid, and now that the possibility is actually available, she’s starting to look more closely at the value. I think we need to go look at the Oxford campus. If she likes it as much as she loved the LAC atmosphere at Sewanee and Rhodes, I think that will make up her mind. We also need to dig deeper into the various courses and internship possibilities offered in her area of interest at both schools.

Thanks again to everyone for the advice on both of our threads!