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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In fact, let me answer the question for you.  Reed's 2016 winner was the first in the school since 2000, and Reed has only had three Rhodes Scholars in the last FORTY years.

https://www.reed.edu/ir/rhodesawards.html[/quote]

But through the wonders of math (which UVA grads don't do), we understand, since UVA has 11X as many students, that that would translate to 33 Rhodes Scholarships in that time period for a school the size of UVA.  That would mean averaging .825 per year for a school the size of UVA.[/quote]

But through the wonders of basic statistical analysis (which wherever you come from doesn't do), we understand, since we have such small sample sizes, that that does not translate into any sort of meaningful conclusions about UVA vs. Reed. [/quote]

[b]Well that is odd.  The sample size seemed to be sufficient when you were slagging Reed for having 3 (actually 4 it appears) Rhodes Scholars in the last forty years.[/quote]

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No, it's not odd. It has to do with how Rhodes are selected. It's a two stage process involving districts. Both Montana and Reed are in District 16 which includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, so your chances of getting a Rhodes from Reed or any school in those states is much easier than say, District 1 (Massachusetts.)
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I assume you chose District 1 because it has Harvard and MIT and other good schools.  [b]But applicants apply from their home district.  [/b]Harvard hasn't produced 364 Rhodes Scholars because it got 157% of the spots from District 1 since 1902.  It has had winners from all over the country because it draws from all over the country.  Students in other districts are competing against Harvard, Yale, USMA, USNA, etc.[/quote]

No, they have a choice of applying from their home state or from their institution's state.  Wise students pick the district with the fewest quality applicants.  If you really want a Rhodes, get born in Bermuda. Tiny Bermuda gets one Rhodes a year.[/quote]

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