Rhode Scholar

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<p>Is it really difficult to become a Rhode Scholar? What would a strong candidate’s profile look like? Thanks</p>

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<p><a href=“Rhodes Scholarship - Wikipedia”>Rhodes Scholarship - Wikipedia;

<p>Look at those statistics</p>

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<p>Would it be possible for someone to copy/paste the most important part of the Wikipedia piece? I’m in China, and Wikipedia is prohibited here.</p>

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<p>wow, wiki is prohibited? eek
"The Rhodes Scholarships were initiated after the death of Cecil John Rhodes and have been awarded to applicants annually since 1902 by the Oxford-based Rhodes Trust on the basis of academic qualities, as well as those of character. They provide the successful candidate with two years of study at the University of Oxford in England, possibly extended for a third year.</p>

<p>When Rhodes died in 1902, his will stipulated that the greater part of his fortune was to go toward the establishment of a scholarship fund to reward applicants who exhibited worthy qualities of intellect, character, and physical ability."</p>

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<p>The requirements for applicants are high. Rhodes’ legacy specified four standards by which applicants were to be judged:</p>

<p>literary and scholastic attainments;
energy to use one’s talents to the full, as exemplified by fondness for and success in sports;
truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship;
moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one’s fellow beings.
This legacy originally provided for scholarships for the British colonies, the United States, and Germany. These three were chosen so that “an understanding between the three great powers will render war impossible.”</p>

<p>Rhodes, who attended Oxford University, chose his alma mater as the site of his great experiment because he believed its residential colleges provided the ideal environment for intellectual contemplation and personal development.</p>

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<p>thx jimbob1225 :)</p>

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<p>U.S. Institutions With the Most Rhodes Scholars Per Year (1947-2006) 1947-1998 1999-2003 2004-2006 Totals (rough)
Harvard University 4.7 2.8 3.0 315
Yale University 2.9 1.8 2.0 166
Princeton University 2.3 1.0 0.7 126
United States Military Academy 1.1 2.0 1.0 70
Stanford University 1.1 0.8 1.7 65
University of Virginia 1.0 1.0 1.3 59
Duke University 0.4 1.3 2 40
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 0.7 0.3 0.7 39
Dartmouth College 0.7 0.3 0.3 39
United States Naval Academy 0.5 0.2 2.3 34
United States Air Force Academy 0.6 0.2 0.3 33
University of Chicago 0.4 1.0 2.0 32
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 0.4 0.8 0.7 27</p>

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<p>Just go home…</p>

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<p>^^^ Oh yeah, I could easily do that…no problem.</p>