Goizueta Scholars statistics

bernie12
Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:21:30 +0000

@TheTennisNinja : There are 8 Ivies. Which ones? Just throwing that one out there. They are not all in the same “tier” even from a statistical standpoint. Cornell (admittedly Cornell is just different…Penn to some extent as well) and Emory, for example are not that much different anymore from a student quality perspective (nor were they that different before the new exam). Let us try to stop putting “Ivy tier” on some magical pedestal standing above other similar caliber (the advantage of being a lower Ivy, for example, in terms of lay prestige and popularity versus competitors like Emory is primarily brand that even WE tend to reinforce by drawing unnecessary distinctions. I don’t really believe Brown and Dartmouth are that much better or better at all than schools like Emory that don’t have the brand recognition, but we, even those who do not attend those Ivies reinforce the concept that ALL Ivies should be lumped above certain schools that may deserve better recognition, and it actually hurts I don’t know, one’s alma mater and perpetuates the continuous non-sensical hair-splitting between lower Ivies and say Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, WUSTL. Kind of defeatist and Emory students are among those that should really stop it. The sooner they can, the better things will be. Time to establish an identity or give credit (having a pride, rah rah or not, clearly helps places like Chicago and JHU get people excited about being a part of what are ultimately considered to be “grind” schools) to the many Ivy like elements or qualities to certain things at the schools, including the stats…done with rant. The mentality just gets old to watch from the screen coming from too many people.

@wildcat1967 : “sports, government, national honor society” is like the lowest common denominator for anyone looking to get into top tier privates and publics and often is not enough. Most have profiles much less generic than that or going far beyond that. GBS scholars may also have a bias towards those that start up companies/have something innovative in their profile, or at least a less traditional leadership position or internship opportunity. Any scholarship program at these selective schools (“Ivy tier” or not) is going to look for things in the application, tangible and less tangible that separate them from the crowd. Either way, it is not that simple and not that likely that someone even with perfect or near perfect scores will get a scholarship, especially if they have a very stereotypical resume. They would simply blend in with the other admits.