Villanova vs. UVA
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Anonymous
I think the "one and done"' basketball players and the general student populations are two different things. |
Anonymous
Not true. What is means is that many, many of the graduates of the top universities in the US, who have lots and lots of options, are applying for and accepting these scholarships. That UVA is in the same category says something about the opportunities available to UVA grads and the prestige of the school. Give credit where credit is due. |
Anonymous
Not true. What is means is that many, many of the graduates of the top universities in the US, who have lots and lots of options, are applying for and accepting these scholarships. That UVA is in the same category says something about the opportunities available to UVA grads and the prestige of the school. Give credit where credit is due. |
Anonymous
You are correct, but UVA has still performed well. You can see that schools like Sewanee are off the charts for some reason when you adjust for size. I see a good list of names above, but there are also lots of anomalies. Montana has produced more Rhodes Scholars than Berkeley, for instance (and as many as UVA on a per capita basis). |
Anonymous
Also, THIS. |
Anonymous
What’s the word for incontestable truth? Ah, yes...Wahoowa! |
Anonymous
That is a word used by students and graduates of a school where no one can (or does) solve for X. Reed College has produced 32 Rhodes Scholars while the University of Virginia has produced 53. UVA has 16,500 undergraduates while Reed has 1,500. Which of these two schools has produced graduates who were more likely to receive Rhodes Scholarships? |
Anonymous
C'mon. That was just one guy - Steph Curry. A basketball player who didn't even get his degree. |
Anonymous
That is a word used by students and graduates of a school where no one can (or does) solve for X. Reed College has produced 32 Rhodes Scholars while the University of Virginia has produced 53. UVA has 16,500 undergraduates while Reed has 1,500. Which of these two schools has produced graduates who were more likely to receive Rhodes Scholarships? Oh my gosh, it was a joke. Lighten up, Frances. |
Anonymous
Lol.....apparently basic statistics aren’t part of the curriculum at UVA. BTW that’s an amazing stat for Reed. |
Anonymous
Reed is an interesting school. Incoming stats aren't stellar, but there is a common determination to become a scholar. One of the highest producers (per capita) of PHDs and Rhodes Scholars. |
Anonymous
look, it's too complicated to explain and fully document here, but the bottom line is that the Rhodes isn't a national competition where everyone is judged in one big pot, but rather based on who rises to the top in regions. And the regions has changed over the years. For example, Montana has had a disproportionately large number of winners when going back to the beginning of the competition in the early 1900s because there aren't a lot of colleges in Montana and students applying from the region where Montana was located historically were at a distinct advantage. It's not like that anymore -- they've adjusted the regions to more or less even the score -- and since doing that schools in formerly advantaged locations have petered out. Google where Rhodes have come from since 2000, 2010, or whatever and you won't see a lot of Montanas and Reeds on the list anymore. But you WILL continue to see UVA make frequent appearances. |
Anonymous
A typical UVA supporter response. Put down the other schools and argue if they had any success it was due to special circumstances. But the fact is Montana had one in 2017 and Reed had one in 2016. |
Anonymous
Correct, but don't forget that they also talked down to us saying "it is too complicated to explain here". |
Anonymous
So let's see . . . I said if you looked at recent classas you wouldn't "see a lot of Montanas and Reeds on the list anymore." You found one for Montana in 2017, in a year where UVA had two, and one from Reed the year before. UVA has had six since 2013. How many have Reed and Montana had in that time period? At UVA we learn how to read. |