BC or Middlebury

Reddune
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:43:19 +0000

^ Gee. Now you bring up the per capita?

“You’ll find that Middlebury has a much broader national and international applicant pool than BC.”

Please point out the “per capita” in there because all I got was “broader national and international applicant pool than BC.” The previous phrase denotes a numerical superiority, not a “per capita” comparison. Way to backtrack there chief.

“Are you sure the number isn’t 9.87638492008127? Give me a break. Even using your numbers, Midd is 10% international. The number has fluxuated between 10% and 11%% over the past 5 years.”

I’m just trying to stay with the fact.

Conclusion:
BC has a pathetic percentage of international student body. No one is denying that. But to claim that Middlebury has a “a much broader national and international applicant pool than BC” is a little farfetch. Anyone who had passed the reading comprehension portion of the SAT would realize that the phrase denoted a numerical superiority not a “per capita.” Per capita counts, but you have to look at number as well. If we go by a per capita basis alone, then I know of a fundamentalist school that have only 15 students, but 8 of them are from the Middle-East–making the school 50% international. Does that mean that school is a international power house? I don’t think so.