ysk1
April 16, 2008, 7:53pm
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I wanted to bump this thread because while searching for Rhodes Scholarship apps, I came across this remarkable profile that I think tops even BDM’s example:</p>
<p>In his three and one-half years at the University of Nebraska, Jeremy has completed approximately 250 credit hours while maintaining a 4.0 G.P.A.; he is on course to graduate with six majors and four minors. He is a 1993 Presidential Scholar and a World Herald Honors Scholar. He is president of the Honors Program Student Board, vice-president of the Residence Hall Association, and cofounder of the Allies Group, an organization of straight students for gay rights. As vice-chair of the Nebraska delegation to the 1996 General Conference of the United Methodist Church, he authored three successful amendments to the church’s lawbook, including one rewriting the church’s position on science and technology. Jeremy belongs to the marching, concert, and jazz lab bands, as well as to the University Singers, the oratorio chorus, and the glee club. He enjoys piano and organ, hiking and running, and travel.
What’s this profile’s source? The profile isn’t very credible, because who would do 6 majors in 3.5 years, let alone getting A’s in all of them, unless the university (Nebraska) is very easy?</p>