<p>[Rhodes</a> Scholars named for 2012 - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/rhodes-scholars-named-for-2012/2011/11/20/gIQA7RRldN_story.html]Rhodes”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/rhodes-scholars-named-for-2012/2011/11/20/gIQA7RRldN_story.html)</p>
<p>congratulations to winners and to all the incredible finalists!!!</p>
<p>nice to see UAB in the list!!!</p>
<p>Wow. Out of 32, 17 come from Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, or Brown. And two from Washington, which must make them really happy. Only one service-academy scholar (which seems unusual). And the LACs represented – Bryn Mawr, Bard, and Sewanee – serve as a reminder that there are quality experiences to be had outside of the top 10 of anything.</p>
<p>Saw Harvard QB decided to skip the Rhode Scholar final exam to play Yale.</p>
<p>It was the Yale QB.</p>
<p>Wasn’t that the Yale quareterback, Witt? Didn’t he get into some trouble at Nebraska? Don’t remember the details. Or did a Harvard QB decline as well?</p>
<p>I notice Cal State Long Beach is on there too.</p>
<p>Edi: Somebody beat me to it.</p>
<p>Also nice to notice (from here in PA) that the University of Pittsburgh is represented, again, even though it is not a “top 50” school.</p>
<p>Isn’t it ridiculous to pick so many (17) from so few schools? The whole process seems biased.</p>
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<p>Don’t forget that Rhodes is a geographic thing, so students can use their home state instead of say, California or Massachusetts, if attending Stanford or Harvard respectively.</p>
<p>Secondly, some colleges put a LOT of resources, i.e., advising/counseling, into supporting such types of applicants. Other colleges, such as many/most publics, do not.</p>
<p>texaspg…with rhodes a student has an option of applying from either of 2 districts, their home state or the state where they are attending college… so actually win by district not by school… i guess just alot of them from various districts attend the same schools</p>
<p>“The applicant must be eligible to apply through one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia: either in the state where he or she was legally resident on April 15 in the year of application, or where he or she will have received at least two years of college training”</p>
<p>crossposted with bluebayou</p>
<p>Surprised nobody has commented about Ronan Farrow. That would be Mia Farrow/ Woody Allen’s biological son.</p>
<p>Here’s the description of these winners-
<a href=“Office of the American Secretary | The Rhodes Scholarships”>http://www.rhodesscholar.org/assets/uploads/2011_Winners_Bios.pdf</a></p>
<p>The winner form Bard actually graduated at 15, finsihed Yale law school at 22, and has already done work for the state department.</p>
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<p>I guess I’m the one to comment.</p>
<p>Bluebayou/parent56 - I kind of understand the process but I wonder about the selection committees. I am from Houston and I see my zone picked two Stanford students. While I am happy for them, I don’t understand what diversity two students from the same zone attending the same college bring to this process. They might both be excellent candidates but if I was responsible, I would have told this committee they can’t choose more than one student from the same school. </p>
<p>I have seen past Rhodes lists but don’t remember one tited this much in the direction of so few schools.</p>
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<p>But that is not a criteria. Rhodes makes the rules, just as the “National” Merit Corp makes the rules for the NM scholarships, i.e, psat scores by state.</p>
<p>I understand who makes the rules. When I say if I was responsible, it implies I blame them for this fiasco.</p>
<p>It is a selection process heavily influenced by who is in the interview committee.</p>
<p>one question i have…i know they say you must complete your bachelors degree within a year of election but is there an upper guideline… ie ronan farrow graduated from law school in 2009? how long out of school can they be?
reason i ask…wouldnt it put an undergrad at a disadvantage sometimes against someone that has already completed grad school or is out working who would have a lot more on their resume</p>
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<p>I thought the only restriction was that you couldn’t be over age 24. “Working” isn’t really an advantage as the ECs that they look for are community service-oriented. I suppose that you would have a couple of extra years to do something, but working in a “real job” would probably disqualify you.</p>
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<p>Well, as someone said, there is a lot of grooming of the candidates at certain institutions. Also, what the Rhodes is looking for is people who can get a very high GPA while taking a lead role in community service projects and/or appearing to have an interest in going into politics. These traits (especially the first two) are highly selected for at the ivies and Stanford. Incidentally, athletic achievement is also part of the selection criteria. The ideal candidate looks like a yount Teddy Roosevelt.</p>
<p>thanks collegalum!</p>
<p>If one reads the profiles, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of athleticism in this bunch.</p>
<p>I guess there are no young Kosars these days.</p>
<p>The University of Wisconsin has one after several years.</p>
<p>Great article about the Cal State Long Beach student [Californian</a> goes from near-dropout to Rhodes Scholar - latimes.com](<a href=“http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rhodes-scholars-20111122,0,4018445.story]Californian”>From near-dropout to Rhodes Scholar)</p>