<p>Now , of course, Rhodes only accepts 48% of its applicants so it is still quite selective as colleges go. On a scale from most selective to least selective , it would be considered very selective.</p>
<p>That's true, Curmudgeon, we need to make up a better, more flexible set of terms to reflect relative selectivity. My son will likely be looking at Rhodes in a couple of years, and for him it will be a reach, with much rejoicing if he managed to be admitted. The degree of selectivity is the same, but has different implications for each person. As you know well, a need for merit aid can change the relative selectivity, too.</p>
<p>Cangel--S was somewhat interested in Bowdoin when he was younger just because of Little Roundtop. Killer Angels was his favorite book, and Gettysberg his favorite movie, when he was nine. He could recite long speeches from it, and Chamberlain was his hero. (sorry:))</p>
<p>hubbell's dad:</p>
<p>Cangel,</p>
<p>Same situation here, Rhodes was Hubbell's second choice, but for younger son(now in 10th grade), Rhodes will be a 'reach' and we would be thrilled if he got in, probably will apply ED to increase those chances. It is all relative.</p>
<p>My glad child is a 10th grader, too, maybe in some distant (not so distant) rosy future they will be classmates at Rhodes!</p>
<p>But here's the message:</p>
<p>"The other winners of her scholarship were from Iowa, and Indiana."</p>
<p>Actually, one of the B'grath winners ended up being from Illinois - my D! She was the first alternate and the blessed beneficiary of someone's decision to go elsewhere. In fact, I think she's in the same dorm as your D, one floor directly above! I sure hope they get the leak in the ceiling fixed before it makes it to the second floor...</p>
<p>Happy weekend and yea Rhodes!</p>
<p>Well, isn't that cool? Are you as pleased as we are? Aren't Indiana and Illinois the same place? ;) </p>
<p>Now please don't out me at Rhodes. My D will sew me in the bedsheets and beat me with a mop handle.:eek:
She didn't want people at her high school to know I was her dad. I was introduced as "(Bob) , my mom's current husband."</p>
<p>What water leak? :(</p>
<p>My son loved Rhodes and is hoping for a Bellingrath. Would anyone whose son or daughter was a finalist or winner share their statistics? My son's stats:
1530 SAT, 790 math, 740 verbal, (720 writing) 800 Math II
3.95 unweighted at demanding school
not a lot of EC's, but founded an interesting community service project which has garnered attention and some awards,
two varisty sports, one captain</p>
<p>Does he have a shot? He was very impressed with the professors who spent a lot of time talking to him about biomedical engineering and the general feel of the campus.</p>
<p>Thanks for any information.</p>
<p>Which 2 varsity sports?</p>
<p>soccer, cross country</p>
<p>mom15, those stats will certainly not knock him out of the competition. Excellent job but I can't tell you what makes one kid competitive for a Bellingrath and another not. I can tell you that he meets any threshhold I'm aware of. He will receive a very nice scholarship at Rhodes. If he is interested in Physics, be sure to look at the Jack Taylor. </p>
<p>The competition was explained to me like this - the Morse and Cambridge and other scholarships are for the future scholars , the academic stars. The Bell-ys are the future Presidents and world movers and shakers. My D felt that the 19-20 kids who came to the Bellingrath weekend were the most talented group she had ever seen assembled. She felt they were all exceptional individuals. All had impressive choices of schools to attend whether it be a full ride to Auburn, a BS/MD program, or Yale, Amherst, Duke, Harvard. She was literally happy to be there among them. </p>
<p>When she came home prior to winning she had already decided that Rhodes would outdistance most of her other choices as 8 kids had decided they were going to Rhodes whether they got the Bell-y or not. At least two of those are among her best friends at Rhodes now. </p>
<p>Don't be thinking it is all about stats. That just gets them in the door. Dean Wottle told my D that she had hit it out of the park in her panel interview. Translation: Had you NOT hit it out of the park it wouldn't be you I was calling. ;) </p>
<p>P.S. Guys soccer is on the rise at Rhodes.</p>
<p>(D was 1/145-ish, 35 ACT w/ 36 Math, Big EC's)</p>
<p>XC = running = good topic of converstation with Dean Wottle! :)</p>
<p>Ditto to Curm's summary of Bellingrath. The cream at the top is thick with brains and talent. Our D was also very impressed with the pool assembled for the Bellingrath weekend and the choices they were all wrestling with. She described it as "amazing" and "humbling." Also agree that the panel interview itself seemed to be of utmost importance...</p>
<p>Good luck to your S. Rhodes is a great school</p>
<p>(D was 1/350, 36 ACT, 1570 SAT, Many EC's in music/arts)</p>
<p>Thanks to Cur, NJ, and John. Your imput is very helpful and generous. Your kids sound amazing. We'll see what happens.</p>
<p>Mom15,</p>
<p>My S was offered a Bellingrath a couple of years ago, but decided on a different school, much to my monetary sorrow. He really loved the school, but wanted to get out of TN. Needed to stretch his wings, and try a bigger school, mainly. He was very active in high school, with lots of theatre, athletics, and community service. His rank was 1/50, ACT 33, SAT 1510, GPA 4.25 unweighted. Good luck!</p>
<p>Mom15, I think johnc's kid and my kid might have been a little high on the totem pole on their test scores and class rank. I don't believe every kid at that weekend had stats quite that high. In fact, I'm pretty sure they didn't. I do think your kid's scores put him solidly in contention, and beyond that threshhold I really don't think they matter. (I think the same about HYP admissions)</p>
<p>I really want to stress, as johnc did, that it really seems to come down to far less concrete criteria. Last year the participants were supposed to read MLK's Writings from a Birmingham Jail in preparation for the panel interview. D said that when they got in there it was much more a free for all and they ended up chasing topics around the room and here's the key - while the (well prepared) interviewers would add in things from her history as in "How do you think that thought would have changed this experience of yours?" </p>
<p>I'm doing a bad job of explaining the process (duh. I wasn't there.) but I'm trying to get across that it wasn't anything canned or prepared or studied for that made the difference. I think they just thought she was in the moment and participating from her heart and her intellect. </p>
<p>I do remember one story - they were talking about segregation in public places as part of history and my kid said "That's not history. That's my history." And proceeded to tell the story about my Uncle Blank who closed down his restaurant rather than integrate. And then off they went again with the Lit prof going one way and the History prof headed another and D doing her best to keep up. She said it got lively at times. She loved it and I think that showed. </p>
<p>Does that help?</p>
<p>Edit: One last thing. D loved all of her interviews in the college process and hated every essay. She comes alive face to face. She would have found it hard to hide her excitement and joy at being there that weekend with all the smart kids. (You've got to know where she "comes from" to appreciate this. LOL.)</p>
<p>She always felt that she was interviewing the school, too. ;) I think she bought into the "If they don't like me, then I better find that out right now." theory of college admissions.</p>
<p>curmudgeon, I wish colleges had the time & means to bring in every serious applicant, not just fellowship candidate, for a session like that. My d would love it, too.</p>
<p>SS, it was sooo good. The kids were on campus the whole weekend before (except johnc's kid) so they had time to acclimate and get some nerves settled and some bonding done. The kids were primed to do their best. It was really done well. </p>
<p>I think for kids like ours who do enjoy that kind of thing, they ought to seek to capture that in every interview , essay, contact, e-mail, they have. I truly believe that was my D's secret weapon. Add that to a great deal of genuine interest in the schools she applied to and you get some good results.</p>
<p>I imagine it was very reassuring to know that even though she was at the tippy top of the applicant pool, she'd have a cohort of serious students to hang with. Every college will no doubt SAY that's the case. But your d got to live it first hand. There seems to be so much doubt about whether honors college is good enough at state U, or LACs a notch down the ratings list will give a kid what he needs.... If my kids get $$$ from somewhere that provides what your d is getting in terms of all-around fit, I'll be doing a happy dance. I wouldn't give a hoot if the windshield sticker was recognized by anyone.</p>
<p>For 10 year old son, we are taking mini's advice and feeding him several thousand calories a day in the hopes of creating a tackle or tight end.</p>
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Bingo. Critical mass. Someone to push and someone to push her. Or maybe more accurately someone to stretch and someone to stretch her. I've said before that D describes Rhodes as follows : 20% of the kids are as smart as the smartest kids anyplace she's been, 60% are real smart, and the other 20% aren't stupid.</p>
<p>The other part of the equation is the profs. D was comfortable from her meetings that they were top notch across the board and especially for her plans in Bio and Chem. She had met with several. Rhodes prof's are very engaged but VERY demanding. Lots of work and tough graders so far. Mean and median test scores 75. :eek: Maybe 10% A's at most, some classes zero to one. D (finally) made an A- in her writing class on a paper and you'd have thought from the call home that she'd won a Pulitzer.</p>