2012 Rhodes scholars

collegealum314
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:37:26 +0000

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



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.



Isn’t it ridiculous to pick so many (17) from so few schools? The whole process seems biased.



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.