Berkeley Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize (Class of '78)

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<p>I am bored. Whenever I look into elite college boards, I always see Byerly’s posts. If Harvard dropped early decision, why your schools do not follow Harvard? If your schools have accomplished anything, they are really nothing without Harvard’s involvements. If you are upset or offended, you know that Byerly means well. He bashes all schools.</p>

<p>Is the spam driving your crazy? Well, I have a fun solution. Let’s me summarize his today’s messages. You will feel better knowing that you are not the only victims in the CC. LOL</p>

<p>October 2, 2006

just announced: Brown alum Craig C. Mello '82 won the 2006 Nobel prize in medicine

Byerly’s

Fortunate enough to get his PhD at Harvard.

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<p>Byerly’s

You will please note that all these schools do is give us vague spin about the “strength” of the early pool; they <em>never</em> provide detailed supporting stats about the quality of those in the early pool vs those in the RD pool - the applicants, the admits and the matriculants - and the admit rate and yield rate for those in each pool with similar qualifications. Most (giving MIT pros here for being honest) never fess up about how many high-yield early applicants are take after deferral, and * none* ever report the yield rate on these deferreds.

Byerly’s

One might argue that the “Tufts Syndrome” approach - ie, giving an admissions tip to applicants who, based on computer analyisis or the application of some formula (ie, counting “contacts”, campus visits, etc) are more likely to enroll should be beneath the stature of a school like MIT which allegedly “doesn’t care about” yield.

Byerly’s

MIT, apparently, acknowledges this consideration in theory, but finds it out-weighed by the institutional advantage provided by the ability to fill half the seats with high-yield early applicants.

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Berkeley Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize (Class of '78)

Byerly’s

He was an MIT Phd, and his co-winner was a Harvard PhD.

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Nobel Prize in Medicine
Fire, 47, of Stanford University, and Mello, 45, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, published their seminal work in a 1998 paper.

Byerly’s

Yes. Lets not leave out Harvard. I think they have been doing fairly well in the Nobel department and otherwise when it comes to recognition - both in the case of alumni and in the case of staff. More National Academy members than any other college or university in America.

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<p>It would be fun to compile this data and fact every day.</p>