Gates, Hertz, Goldwater, Luce, Churchill and Truman Scholars for 2012 (news item)

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<p>Here’s a quick roundup of the major spring scholarships for undergraduates. </p>

<p>Princeton started off the academic year last fall leading the country with five Marshall Scholars and coming in second in the nation with four Rhodes Scholars (Stanford led the Rhodes this year with five). </p>

<p>Of the six major spring undergraduate scholarship programs in 2012 (Gates, Hertz, Goldwater, Luce, Churchill and Truman), Princeton led with 10 Scholars while Berkeley took second with 8. Princeton had at least one Scholar in five out of the six competitions. </p>

<p>Combined Gates, Hertz, Goldwater, Luce, Churchill and Truman Scholars for 2012</p>

<p>10---Princeton
9----Berkeley
8----MIT, Yale
7----
6----Caltech, Cornell
5----Harvard</p>

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<p>Gates-Cambridge Scholars:</p>

<p>Princeton led the nation this year with five Gates Scholars: Daniel Barson ’12, Victoria A. Tobolsky ’12, Daniel Strassfeld ’12, Rachel Bolten ’10 and Jane Abbottsmith ’12. </p>

<p>[5</a> awarded Gates Cambridge - The Daily Princetonian](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/02/14/29949/]5”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/02/14/29949/)</p>

<p>Each year 90 scholars are selected from around the world with 40 of them coming from the U.S. “Gates scholars are academically outstanding students who show leadership potential, a commitment to improving the lives of others and a good academic fit with Cambridge. They are international and pursue a wide range of academic subjects at Cambridge. Gates alumni are spread throughout the world and pursue a multitude of careers.” </p>

<p>2012 Gates Scholars for the U.S.</p>

<p>5—Princeton
4—Berkeley
3—
2—Harvard, Arizona State, MIT, U. of Michigan, Yale</p>

<p>(An additional 18 universities were represented by one Scholar each. Within the Ivies, Cornell and Penn were included in this group.)</p>

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<p>Hertz Fellows:</p>

<p>The Hertz Fellowship is the most generous graduate fellowship in the field of science with a total value of $250,000.00 per Fellow and only 15 recipients are chosen each year. Generally, about half of them are already in graduate school and because the foundation doesn’t specifically report undergraduate alma maters, compiling a table over many years is almost impossible.</p>

<p>Last year, Princeton led the nation in Hertz Fellows, sharing the top spot for undergraduate alma maters with MIT and Stanford. This year Princeton had a single Hertz Fellow while MIT undergraduates led the nation with three. Caltech, Berkeley and UT Austin came in second with two each.</p>

<p>The Ivy League was also represented by Brown, Penn and Yale, each of which had a single undergraduate winner. </p>

<p>Other schools represented were Indiana and the U. of Minnesota with one each. </p>

<p>Princeton’s Hertz Fellow this year was Jim Valcourt ’12. </p>

<p>[Princeton</a> University Molecular Biology - Valcourt '12 wins Hertz Fellowship](<a href=“http://molbio.princeton.edu/news/undergraduate-news/603-valcourt-12-wins-hertz-fellowship]Princeton”>http://molbio.princeton.edu/news/undergraduate-news/603-valcourt-12-wins-hertz-fellowship) </p>

<p>2012 Hertz Fellows</p>

<p>3—MIT
2—Caltech, Berkeley, UT Austin
1—Princeton, Brown, Penn, Yale, Indiana, U. of Minnesota</p>

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<p>Goldwater Scholars:</p>

<p>Goldwater Scholarships are for students interested in math, engineering and the sciences. Though not nearly as generous as the Hertz Fellowship, it is the next most widely desired scholarship in these fields.</p>

<p>This year Princeton had two Scholars. Within the Ivy League, Columbia and Yale led with three while Princeton, Harvard and Dartmouth each had two. Princeton and Harvard also had two Honorable Mentions. Columbia and Yale had one Honorable Mention each.</p>

<p>Princeton’s two Goldwater Scholars for 2012 are Aman Sinha ’13 and Eugene Katsevich ’14. </p>

<p>[Katsevich</a> '14, Sinha '13 awarded Goldwater - The Daily Princetonian](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/03/30/30430/]Katsevich”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/03/30/30430/)</p>

<p>Leading Institutions for Goldwater Scholars Over the Last Eight Years
(reporting period on website)</p>

<p>24—U. of North Texas
23—Princeton, Harvard, Arizona State, MIT
22—
21—Northwestern, U. of Florida, U. of Washington
20—Yale, U. of Delaware
19—Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Clemson, U. of Michigan Ann Arbor,
18—Rice, U. of Maryland College Park, U. of Minnesota Twin Cities
17—Columbia
16—
15—U. of Arizona
14—Indiana U. Bloomington</p>

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<p>Luce Scholars</p>

<p>Every year since 1974, 15 to 18 young men and women with an interest in Asia and proven leadership abilities have been selected as Luce Scholars by the Henry Luce Foundation. This is a very specialized but highly coveted fellowship that provides funding and internships to those the foundation considers future leaders of American society. The Scholars are selected from about 70 leading universities and colleges across the country.</p>

<p>The U. of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Penn were the leaders this year with two Scholars each. Princeton, Yale and Stanford each had one along with 11 other universities.</p>

<p>This year’s Luce Scholar from Princeton was Madelon Case ’12.</p>

<p>2012 Luce Scholars</p>

<p>2—Penn, UNC Chapel
1—Princeton, Stanford, Yale (+11 others outside Ivy League)</p>

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<p>Churchill Scholars</p>

<p>Each year, approximately fourteen of the most talented college seniors in the nation, each of whom shows “exceptional ability and outstanding achievement” in engineering, mathematics or the sciences, are offered a one year full scholarship to pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University in England. </p>

<p>There are 103 leading universities in the country which participate in the program. All of the Ivies, Stanford, MIT, CalTech and numerous other schools, including most of those with strong science programs are eligible.</p>

<p>While Princeton leads the nation in Churchill Scholars, it had none this year. This year’s class was led by two Scholars from the University of Iowa. Eleven other universities had one Scholar each including Brown, Columbia and Cornell in the Ivy League.</p>

<p>2012 Churchill Scholars</p>

<p>2—U. of Iowa
1—Brown, Columbia, Cornell (+11 other non-Ivy League schools)</p>

<p>Total Churchill Scholars Since Founding of Program (all schools with 10 or more)</p>

<p>39----Princeton
38----Harvard</p>

<p>[gap]</p>

<p>24----Duke
23----Cornell
21----Caltech
20----U. of Illinois, Yale
17----Michigan State
16----Harvey Mudd
14----UNC Chapel Hill
13----Brown, JHU
12----Stanford, U. of Chicago, U. of Michigan
11----MIT, Purdue, U. of Rochester</p>

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<p>Truman Scholars</p>

<p>The Truman Scholarship program was created by Congress to recognize and support undergraduates with an interest in public affairs and clear leadership abilities. Truman Scholarships are awarded to juniors in college and they have frequently gone on to win other major scholarships including the Rhodes and Marshall.</p>

<p>“The mission of the Truman Scholarship Foundation is:</p>

<p>• to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and</p>

<p>• to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.”</p>

<p>This year, Princeton had a single Truman Scholar, Mr. Daniel Zev Gastfriend ’13 </p>

<p>[Gastfriend</a> '13 wins Truman prize - The Daily Princetonian](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/04/03/30465/]Gastfriend”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/04/03/30465/)</p>

<p>2012 Truman Scholars</p>

<p>2—Amherst, Cornell, MIT, Rice, U. of Michigan, WUSTL
1—Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth (+38 others outside Ivy League)</p>

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<p>My apologies and a correction. Somehow I missed Stanford on the list in my first post. Here it is corrected.</p>

<p>Combined Gates, Hertz, Goldwater, Luce, Churchill and Truman Scholars for 2012</p>

<p>10—Princeton
9----Berkeley
8----MIT, Yale
7----
6----Caltech, Cornell
5----Harvard, Stanford</p>

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<p>Wow! Very impressive.</p>

<p>A very successful year. </p>

<p>Thank you for posting this; very useful!</p>

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<p>So what happens after winning all these awards ?</p>

<p>[Princeton</a> Office of Career Services 2010-2011 Annual Report](<a href=“Princeton Office of Career Services 2010-2011 Annual Report by Career Services At Princeton University - Issuu”>Princeton Office of Career Services 2010-2011 Annual Report by Career Services At Princeton University - Issuu)</p>

<p>According to the Office of Career Services, only 22 Princeton graduates entered law school somewhare and 38 to medical school somewhere, and 72 to masters program (LOL). Only 42% found full time jobs. More than 25% are not fully employed.
There are very disappointing outcomes, compared to other Ivys. </p>

<p>Princeton graduates are likely to get rejected from top grad schools or unemployed. Theses awards are not that helpful … :(</p>

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<p>Oh my. It’s difficult to keep track of the total number of names the above poster has used over the last four years but I believe the count is now thirteen. I don’t think I need to explain why the others have disappeared and we can always count on him (her?) to appear on the Princeton board about this time of year. Absurd twisting of facts seems to be the poster’s style.</p>

<p>The post-graduation plans of Princeton seniors are virtually indistinguishable from those at Princeton’s nearest peer schools. Princeton has a slightly higher percentage of its graduates going into finance, business consulting and engineering than some of its peers, but the differences are slight. About the same percentage from each school go to graduate or professional school, have an internship or are still looking for employment at the time of graduation. Princeton and all of its peers have exceptional records for helping to launch the careers of their graduates with significantly higher employment and graduate school placements than virtually any other schools in the country.</p>

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<p>WRONG</p>

<p>[Yale</a> University Bulletin | School of Medicine 2011?2012 | Enrollment for 2010?2011](<a href=“Welcome | Office of the University Printer”>Welcome | Office of the University Printer)
About 10 Yale college graduates enters Yale Medical School. Only 1-2 spaces are available for Princeton graduates. </p>

<p>[Are</a> my chances for admission to a Columbia graduate school greater if I attend Columbia as an undergraduate? | Columbia University Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/faq/are-my-chances-admission-columbia-graduate-school-greater-if-i-attend-columbia-undergraduate]Are”>Columbia University Authentication)
14 Columbia undergraduates matriculated at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, the largest undergraduate cohort in the school’s entering class. At Columbia Law School, 50 students matriculated, which was also the largest cohort of students in the entering class.</p>

<p>At Columbia Med Only 2-3 spaces are available for Princeton graduates. At Columbia Law only 5-10 space quota for Princeton. </p>

<p>[Class</a> of 2011 Graduate and Professional Studies | CareerLAB](<a href=“Center for Career Exploration | Brown University”>Center for Career Exploration | Brown University)
At Brown 72 entered Medical School. </p>

<p>Princeton’s admission statistics is below average.</p>

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<p>Stanford didn’t have a Luce Scholar this year actually but Harvard did…just a minor correction PtonGrad2000.</p>

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<p>Goldenboy, I think you are referring to Brendan Lehnert. He graduated from Stanford and is currently doing doctoral work at Harvard. I was comparing undergraduate alma maters so he is counted as a Stanford grad. Harvard undergraduates were not represented among the Luce Scholars this year.</p>

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<p>It’s certainly tedious to have to reply to statements as foolish and intentionally misleading as those being posted by youpika but it’s also necessary for the enlightenment of those of you who don’t know this poster’s history here on CC. One thing I hope all readers understand is that there is no such thing as a “quota” for Princeton students (or students from any other school) at the leading graduate schools.</p>

<p>POST GRADUATION PLANS</p>

<p>Here are the most recent post graduation statistics for Harvard, Princeton and Yale. Note that the comparison is not exact since Yale waits a full year before reporting its graduating class statistics. </p>

<p>Class---------------Employment----Graduate School----Other Activities</p>

<p>Harvard ’11 ---------71%--------------21%-----------------8%
Princeton ‘11 --------73%--------------23%----------------4%
Yale ’10 -------------75%---------------21%----------------4%</p>

<p>Harvard: [OCS-Students:</a> Jobs / Senior Survey 2011](<a href=“http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/jobs/seniorsurvey.htm]OCS-Students:”>http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/jobs/seniorsurvey.htm)
Princeton: [Princeton</a> Office of Career Services 2010-2011 Annual Report](<a href=“http://issuu.com/pucareerservices/docs/annual_report_2010-2011?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222]Princeton”>http://issuu.com/pucareerservices/docs/annual_report_2010-2011?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222)
Yale: [Yale</a> “Factsheet” | Office of Institutional Research](<a href=“http://oir.yale.edu/yale-factsheet#GraduateActivities]Yale”>http://oir.yale.edu/yale-factsheet#GraduateActivities)</p>

<p>(Notes: As you can see, the numbers are very close. Yale’s figures are reported about six months after Harvard’s and Princeton’s, giving its graduates six more months to find work prior to reporting. Both Harvard and Yale include the category of “seeking employment” in their employment figures. Harvard’s statistics are also a bit more difficult to interpret since it asks its graduates to list multiple categories that apply and the total sums to more than 100%.)</p>

<p>Harvard does not report law and medical school attendance separate from PhD/Masters programs. Princeton and Yale do report these separately. Compared to Yale, Princeton sends slightly more of its graduates to PhD/Masters programs and slightly fewer to law and medical school but, again, the numbers are quite close.</p>

<p>Class---------PhD/Masters----Law----Medicine----Other Prof. School</p>

<p>Princeton ‘11------13%---------2%--------3%--------------------5%
Yale ’10------------7%--------- 4%--------4%---------------------6%</p>

<p>MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS</p>

<p>As for medical School admissions, Princeton is among the top in the country. In recent years about 93% of Princeton applicants have been admitted to medical school. </p>

<p>Princeton Applicants to Medical Schools</p>

<p>“Year of Matriculation—# of Applicants Accepted—% Accepted</p>

<p>2006-----------------------107---------------------------94.7%
2007-----------------------108---------------------------93.1%
2008-----------------------114---------------------------91.2%
2009-----------------------107---------------------------93.0%
2010-----------------------123---------------------------92.5%</p>

<p>(Average % Acceptance Rate Over Last Five Years = 93%)</p>

<p>In 2008 and 2009, Princeton students who applied to a Top 10 medical school were offered admission at a rate more than three times the overall admit rates at those schools.”</p>

<p>[FAQ</a> -*Office of the Dean of the College](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/odoc/faculty/grading/faq/]FAQ”>http://www.princeton.edu/odoc/faculty/grading/faq/)</p>

<p>It is important to note that only a handful of other schools in the country have Princeton’s record of success in medical school applications. </p>

<p>Yale applicants to medical school enjoy a success rate in the low 90% range, similar to Princeton’s. [Premed</a> advising gets a check-up | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/apr/23/premed-advising-gets-a-check-up/]Premed”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/apr/23/premed-advising-gets-a-check-up/)</p>

<p>Harvard’s statistics aren’t reported publicly but are similar to Princeton’s and Yale’s.</p>

<p>Here’s an analysis of how Princeton has compared to its peers in medical school admissions. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/9601150-post9.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/9601150-post9.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS</p>

<p>Just as is the case with medical school admissions, Princeton does extremely well with law school admissions. </p>

<p>While a slightly smaller percentage of Princeton graduates tend to apply to law school those who do apply do very well indeed. Here’s why. The following are recent numbers for the LSAT averages among graduates from Princeton and some of its peers. The numbers vary from year-to-year given the small total number of applicants.</p>

<p>Average LSAT scores for college graduates</p>

<p>166 Harvard
165 Princeton / Yale
164 Stanford
163 Brown / Columbia / Dartmouth / Duke / MIT / Penn
162 Chicago</p>

<p>Many of the top schools (including Harvard) do not publish law school acceptance rates for their graduating seniors but at Harvard, Princeton and Yale, acceptance rates of these graduates to the top 10 law schools in the country average about 35%, typically three times the average acceptance rate for all applicants.</p>

<p>Acceptance Rates Last Year for Princeton Applicants</p>

<p>Law School----------------% of Princeton Applicants Accepted (data from last year)</p>

<p>Yale Law School--------------------------26%
Harvard Law School----------------------26%
Columbia Law School--------------------43%
Stanford Law School---------------------23%
U. of Chicago Law School----------------26%
NYU Law School--------------------------50%</p>

<p>The most recent figures I can find published for Yale graduates applying to these same schools is for the entering class of 2007 and would thus not be truly comparable. However, at that time Yale College applicants were accepted at a 22% rate into Yale Law School and a 30% rate into Harvard Law School.</p>

<p>Law School----------------% of Yale Applicants Accepted (data from four years ago)</p>

<p>Yale Law School--------------------------22%
Harvard Law School----------------------30%
Columbia Law School--------------------41%
Stanford Law School---------------------31%
U. of Chicago Law School----------------38%
NYU Law School--------------------------48%</p>