Did Upenn win 0 Goldwater scholarships this year because of weak science?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I just read about the press release for Goldwater Scholars and Upenn had 0. Considering the Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious science award and the fact that all students nominated from Upenn lost, how can you guys make me feel better about studying science at Upenn? </p>

<p><a href="http://www.metaezra.com/archive/2009/04/cornell_owns_the_goldwater.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.metaezra.com/archive/2009/04/cornell_owns_the_goldwater.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here is the breakdown of the winners:</p>

<p>Cornell:4
MIT: 4
Princeton: 3
Harvard: 2
Yale: 2
Dartmouth: 2
Brown:0
Upenn:0</p>

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<p>Isn’t the answer obvious? Don’t go to Penn. It totally sucks. Moronic ■■■■■■…</p>

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<p>Why has ‘weak science’ been brought up repeatedly over the past few weeks? Yeah, founding the first medical school in the US really shows weak science in its undergrad form. There’s a difference between ‘weak’, ‘bad’, and ‘best’. Learn to differentiate.</p>

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<p>hey dont have a negative attitude like that, nj<em>azn</em>premed. Yes, the schools with the most Goldwater scholars like MIT and Cornell have stronger science departments and engineering departments, but wait until you get into schools before you start bashing them. You may end up not getting into those schools and end up studying science at Upenn so think before you post. Even if you don’t end up going to the “top science programs” (who cares) you can learn to love what you have.</p>

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<p>lol i think nj<em>azn</em>premed is being sarcastic lol</p>

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<p>in 2006 penn had 4 goldwater scholarships and cornell had 2…</p>

<p>also, by that standard, harvard, yale, hopkins, and duke, for example, are all worse at science?</p>

<p>so the goldwater competition is among other students from one’s home state, and may not directly represent the quality of a given school</p>

<p>the cornell winners came from idaho, michigan, new york, and tennessee</p>

<p>so not to belittle their achievements, but the level of competition may have been less in certain states</p>

<p>the penn person who got an honorable mention is from california</p>

<p>also…</p>

<p>"Nominees for Goldwater Scholarships must include in their online application a statement of interest in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering, detailing how their academic program and their overall educational plans will prepare them for their chosen career goal. It is expected that students selected as scholars will pursue advanced degrees.</p>

<p>Students who plan to study medicine are eligible for a Goldwater Scholarship only if they plan a research career rather than a career as a medical doctor in a private practice."</p>

<p>so this removes the many many premed students doing research, as well as science and engineering students who may be more interested in business, law, or other areas</p>

<p>and penn is very pre-professional.</p>

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<p>plenty of people before you have went to penn and studies science and come out just fine, buddy, so i think you’ll be okay if you come here. and if you don’t want to that’s cool too</p>

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<p>penn has #1 most NIH funding…
like #1 nursing school…
they are amazing in many medical fields</p>

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<p>So what if we’re not the best in science?! When did we ever claim that we were good at it?! I don’t know how this started but if you wanted to study undergrad business or nursing (both are in the top 5) then come to upenn. simple as that! if you want to do research and study science (personally that makes me wanna gag) then go to another school. </p>

<p>message me.</p>

<p><3 jessica</p>

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<p>EATYOURCEREAL stop creating alternate accounts you scrub. TimHendler? Jacobflens? Where’d you get those? Off a cereal box? Face us like the pseudosapien piece of scum you really are.</p>

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<p>^lol I was thinking the same thing. There has been a strange surge of new accounts on this forum (and a mysterious absence of EATYOURCEREAL)</p>

<p>I think harrystein is another alias. Tim hendler, jacob flens, harry stein…I’m seeing a patter here
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/700599-cornell-wins-most-goldwater-scholarships-over-harvard-princeton-yale.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/700599-cornell-wins-most-goldwater-scholarships-over-harvard-princeton-yale.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>lol, I was thinking the same thing actually and Im a Cornellian. I wonder what the names mean</p>

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<p>Maybe they’re anagrams for IEATS*IT? Someone try that.</p>