<p>mom15, those stats will certainly not knock him out of the competition. Excellent job but I can’t tell you what makes one kid competitive for a Bellingrath and another not. I can tell you that he meets any threshhold I’m aware of. He will receive a very nice scholarship at Rhodes. If he is interested in Physics, be sure to look at the Jack Taylor. </p>
<p>The competition was explained to me like this - the Morse and Cambridge and other scholarships are for the future scholars , the academic stars. The Bell-ys are the future Presidents and world movers and shakers. My D felt that the 19-20 kids who came to the Bellingrath weekend were the most talented group she had ever seen assembled. She felt they were all exceptional individuals. All had impressive choices of schools to attend whether it be a full ride to Auburn, a BS/MD program, or Yale, Amherst, Duke, Harvard. She was literally happy to be there among them. </p>
<p>When she came home prior to winning she had already decided that Rhodes would outdistance most of her other choices as 8 kids had decided they were going to Rhodes whether they got the Bell-y or not. At least two of those are among her best friends at Rhodes now. </p>
<p>Don’t be thinking it is all about stats. That just gets them in the door. Dean Wottle told my D that she had hit it out of the park in her panel interview. Translation: Had you NOT hit it out of the park it wouldn’t be you I was calling. 
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<p>P.S. Guys soccer is on the rise at Rhodes.</p>
<p>(D was 1/145-ish, 35 ACT w/ 36 Math, Big EC’s)</p>