<p>ahh MM there is a lot of bad in this world if we care about each and every bit of it…we wont be able to live…</p>
<p>no one reserves the places or seats in admission game at Wharton or any place by paying the full ride .</p>
<p>The colleges also have this realisation and as well admit the limited aid seeking intelligent people also … that’s a different quota altogether…</p>
<p>That’s donation to the college and university and not a bribe or corruption as you call in India. Why i say Wharton or for that matter top US universities accept this remuneration in return for some admission seats is that they need quality education to be imparted to the world but without funds that also ain’t possible. They have to have a check on their resources and funds which they do…</p>
<p>In India to the contrary admission is a one person game and the donations which are so called are not exactly as you would already know beneficial to the other students or even the university in general .It is the one man show where the bribe dramatically improves ones financial capabilities and therefore makes the unlawful admission . </p>
<p>Bribe is when you give money to individuals and for their personal growth …but when the money is given to large organisations to render impulse to growth of needy and better education , it perfectly legal and rightly justified also. When admission game topples at these corruption bribery in India, a well deserving candidate is denied an admission spot , but on the contrary the funds there (USA) cater to additional facility and aid for needy.</p>
<p>Call whatever u might… but the money and return is highly justified…
Unless the stuff affects other students we shouldn’t worry. coz also remember these are special admits which are beyond the general country specific quotas in all cases.</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>
That’s right. I didnt think of it that way.</p>
<p>yes SM…I agree with you. The money donated to places like Wharton in turn affects a financially needy student positively.</p>
<p>well… about the HMC thingy… lets have some data to shed light on this school…</p>
<p>first of all the total university population is 707 and not first year freshman size…
[ul]
[<em>]2002-2003<br>
Bachelor’s degrees 152
Master’s 2
[</em>]Total applications: 1,773
Total admitted: 709
Total enrolled, men and women: 191
[li]Number of applicants admitted in fall under early decision plan was 47.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>Now how wouldn’t a university of this size not have a strong statistical data backup…</p>
<p>i mean statistics can fool anyone if modified with right number usage. … to interpret any piece of statistical information , we have to dig in some deep… for final numbers…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t want to go to a place where we have a total of 190 undergraduates in my batch…well to small … and i thought my HS class of 200 was the smallest …</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>They offer fin aid to only 2-3 Intls every year</p>
<p>well… now wudnt someone come up with this information on their dataset that </p>
<p>Percent of International students recieving need based aid : 50%
as total no. of Internationals admitted each year are about 4 :)</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>Telling Tales Out Of School</p>
<p>It’s hard to blame Microsoft (MSFT ) Chief Executive Steven Ballmer for roiling one of India’s largest public companies. But it’s hard to ignore his role, either. On Nov. 17, Ballmer gave a speech to execs in Bombay. All seemed well when Mukesh Ambani, chairman of petrochemical giant Reliance Industries, introduced his Stanford University B-School classmate. Then Ballmer joked that neither he nor Ambani had the qualifications to address the group, since neither obtained his MBA.</p>
<p>Dropping out may seem like a small matter in the U.S. But in India, which puts a premium on education, it’s a source of shame. Ambani had described himself as a graduate from Stanford – even in annual reports. The company literature now says Ambani “pursued an MBA from Stanford University.”</p>
<p>Ballmer’s remark seems to have rattled Ambani. Immediately after the meeting, Ambani told a local reporter the company faced “ownership issues,” confirming rumors of a rift between him and younger brother Anil, who co-runs the $16 billion Reliance. Since then, the brothers have fought over the family’s 33% stake in Reliance, which could lead to a breakup. Spokesmen for the pair declined comment. And Ballmer? Now he’s not talking.</p>
<p>Source : Businesss week and the reliance official annual reports…</p>
<p><a href=“Businessweek - Bloomberg”>Businessweek - Bloomberg;
<p>wonder now… you have to accept the truth</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>**CAN ANYONE HELP ME??? 
:'(</p>
<p>I deperately want any info I can get on the uses of ferric nitrate. Preferably industrial. ASAP.**</p>
<p>There must be someone out there with great chem knowledge???</p>
<p>Ferric nitrate (nitrate of iron) is generally made by dissolving scrap iron in nitric acid of 1.30 sp. gr. '1’he reaction is as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 Fe +8 HN03 = 2 Fe(N03)3 + 2 NO +4 H20.</li>
</ul>
<p>By concentrating the solution, colorless crystals, containing six or nine molecules of crystal water, are obtained.
The aqueous solution will dissolve ferric hydroxide, and this basic solution is much used in textile coloring. By using an excess of iron, and permitting the reaction to continue slowly, after all the acid has been acted upon, a precipitate of insoluble basic ferric nitrate ultimately forms. The solution obtained in this way is of a red-brown color and indefinite composition. It is chiefly used for blacks in silk dyeing, and for iron-buff on cotton.</p>
<p>see the complete article at <a href=“http://www.lenntech.com/Chemistry/nitrates.htm[/url]”>http://www.lenntech.com/Chemistry/nitrates.htm</a></p>
<p>Credit- SM</p>
<p>u neednt giv me credit for the article… coz its nothing mine. u also searched in for that piece of info…</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>OOps. I meant ferric thiocyanate - thanks anyway, ronty</p>
<p>unfortunately there isnt anyone… I think the brightest on TiT this year saatvik also hates chemistry so you aren’t going to find much help dude.</p>
<p>:( Off to the Cornell forum then…</p>
<p>chem is my favt subject!!!</p>
<p>… u gt da joke, rite??</p>
<p>As far as I know, Harvey Mudd is not a university. It’s an LAC with a strong emphasis on science and engineering, and it’s extremely competitive.</p>
<p>yes… sure right sucharita …extremely competitive coz total number of admitted seats are less… i still have to find one good reason beyond academics that support a visit there…</p>
<p>we talk of reputation, brand top 15 and all that and then HMC…nope dont this…</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>MM i was quite shocked to see so much difference between the highest salaries of a graduate in Comp Engg and one in Comp Science…i mean how come Comp science ppl are able to earn $50K MORE than comp engineers?? i know i am kinda contradicing my previous statement of not believing in numbers but still…why are com science ppl paid more??</p>
<p>I know nothing about comp. science or comp. eng. but I think it’s because comp. engineers are engineers - they focus on the hardware aspect, Kinda like electrical, whereas comp. science is software and as we all know, the software business is booming.</p>