Rhodes Scholars

[queequek]

Rhodes Scholars for 2005 named
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/11/21/rhodes.list.ap/

Who's Greek?

One of 32 Rhodes Scholars 2004, Jared Cohen, is a brother from Stanford U (Eta Deut '04).
http://forums.greekchat.com/gcforums...threadid=59829

Congratulations to all!

[IvySpice]

SIX scholars from Harvard this year...more than the 2d and 3d place schools put together! Way to put a cap on the 10-0 football season.

Congrats to everyone and the Crimson scholars especially!

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by IvySpice
SIX scholars from Harvard this year...more than the 2d and 3d place schools put together! Way to put a cap on the 10-0 football season.

Congrats to everyone and the Crimson scholars especially!

Harvard's had a good last couple of weeks, no doubt about it.

Being a Rhodes Scholar...what a great accomplishment.

[DeltAlum]

On its webpage, the University of Oklahoma claims to be the top "Public" (I read that as state supported) university in terms of Rhodes Scholars per capita.

I've never seen numbers to support that, though. Nor do I know the time period in which they claim that.

I do know that they heavily recruit National Merit Scholars and are generally either the top or in the top 2 or 3 "Public" colleges in terms of National Merit (and National Hispanic) finalists and up.

Our son included, there were nearly 200 "National Scholars" in his Freshman Class 2 1/2 years ago. I can't remember the exact number.

We found that surprising. O.U. was not even on his radar scope until they recruited him. The tuition and scholarship package is excellent -- for all intents and purposes a "full ride." I think his first full year cost us about $500 out of pocket.

[Rudey]

UChicago had 2 this year (one from Jersey and the other from Brooklyn); neither were Greek. However a few years ago, Brad Henderson, a Pike, was a Rhodes. He now works at BCG.

-Rudey

[DeltAlum]

Decided to go back to Oklahoma website after posting my above. Here's how they have updated it:

"OU ranks number one among comprehensive public universities in the per capita number of freshman National Merit Scholars and in the top 10 of all public and private institutions in the number of freshman National Merit Scholars enrolled. OU is in the top five in the nation among all comprehensive public universities in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars."

Since there is a relatively small number of Rhodes Scholars each year, the percentage can vary fairly dramatically from year to year.

[exlurker]

Originally posted by IvySpice
SIX scholars from Harvard this year...more than the 2d and 3d place schools put together! Way to put a cap on the 10-0 football season.

Congrats to everyone and the Crimson scholars especially!

Ditto the congrats. Once again, Old Eli's hopes are dashed into blue obscurity . . . .

[AEPhiSierra]

Brooklyn College has one this year but he is not a Greek.

[DeltAlum]

Please excuse the hijack.

I know the Fulbright doesn't have the stature of the Rhodes, but I was looking at Ohio University's webpage (The "original" OU I attended as oppossed to Oklahoma) and found this:

"Ohio University has highest percentage of Fulbright Award winners
Nov. 1, 2004

By Marisa Long

Ohio University continues to excel in the area of nationally competitive awards. Ohio University has the highest percentage of Fulbright U.S. Student Program applicants to win awards for the 2004-05 academic year among the leading Fulbright-producing research universities, according to the Institute of International Education. The University had nine awardees out of 21 applicants, or 43 percent.

The University currently ranks among the top research universities in the nation for student Fulbright award recipients. On the list, which includes Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Princeton universities, Ohio University's nine awards put it in a six-way tie for 21st overall with Arizona State University, Cornell University, Indiana University, Arizona and Virginia."

More at www.ohio.edu

[Rudey]

If there was even one applicant from Ohio University and he won, your school might just have "the highest percentage of Fulbright U.S. Student Program applicants to win awards for the 2004-05 academic year among the leading Fulbright-producing research universities, according to the Institute of International Education".

-Rudey
--Because then it would be 100%

Originally posted by DeltAlum
Please excuse the hijack.

I know the Fulbright doesn't have the stature of the Rhodes, but I was looking at Ohio University's webpage (The "original" OU I attended as oppossed to Oklahoma) and found this:

"Ohio University has highest percentage of Fulbright Award winners
Nov. 1, 2004

By Marisa Long

Ohio University continues to excel in the area of nationally competitive awards. Ohio University has the highest percentage of Fulbright U.S. Student Program applicants to win awards for the 2004-05 academic year among the leading Fulbright-producing research universities, according to the Institute of International Education. The University had nine awardees out of 21 applicants, or 43 percent.

The University currently ranks among the top research universities in the nation for student Fulbright award recipients. On the list, which includes Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Princeton universities, Ohio University's nine awards put it in a six-way tie for 21st overall with Arizona State University, Cornell University, Indiana University, Arizona and Virginia."

More at www.ohio.edu

[LXA SE285]

Mallory Hayes, a Theta at Alabama, was a Rhodes Scholar in 1995.

[OleMissGlitter]

Ole Miss has sent 24 students as Rhodes Scholars to study at Oxford University in England.

Out of 624 U.S. public universities, only six other schools have produced more of these prestigious scholars.

[Munchkin03]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
On its webpage, the University of Oklahoma claims to be the top "Public" (I read that as state supported) university in terms of Rhodes Scholars per capita.

I've always thought that Rhodes were disproportionately given to private school students. So, even if a public school only had one, it would still put them in consideration for having "the most" students as Rhodes Scholars, especially when they're compared to the other state schools.

[Rudey]

Here is a good Rhodes article. It discusses how the scholarship is so well known that schools are creating entire programs around how to get them since it means more enrollment/money for schools. The Rhodes winners are now changing and new schools are just popping on the map. Since 1990, private universities have received 68% of Rhodes scholars btw.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...NWiIk&refer=us


-Rudey

[SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi]

Alpha Xi Delta was proud to have sisters named as Rhodes Scholars in two years running: Megan Steven, Dartmouth '02 (2002 Rhodes Scholar) and Fiona Herring, Dartmouth '02 (2003 Rhodes Scholar). Chalk two up for the private schools!!