Zhao Ye posted this link on Mr Allan's discussion forum: The disadvantages of an elite education
It's an interesting article that debases the traditional Singapore notion of Ivy League best, everything else inferior. Though it's long, I encourage you to read it.
NUS High is very much an elite education and most students here work to getting into the top universities worldwide, whether US or UK. I'm sure many have realised that we NUS High kids treat NUS as a 'safety school' (except for law/medicine), because getting into NUS Science or Engineering is a breeze for most of us, whereas our peers are working as hard as possible just to get in. Are we cultivating an elitist mindset here? Are we working hard just to get good grades everywhere, along with EC achievements, CIP, leadership positions, etc?
We always talk about being passionate in particular fields of math and science, and yet most of us still strive to attain excellence in all fields simply to push up our graduating CAP, which supposedly makes it easier to get into top schools. But perhaps an Ivy League education may not be the best path to take, no matter the prestige of such institutions (and brand-name recognition) here in Singapore. Students, and scholarship organisations for that matter, are already warming up to the idea of liberal arts colleges and good public universities.
How will Singapore view university education from different 'classes' of institutions in future? What do you think?
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Early admission rate.
Yale admitted 13.4 percent of its early action applicants for the class of 2013, a significant drop from last year’s 18.1 percent early admission rate, according to the Yale Daily News. 742 early applicants were admitted from a record applicant pool of 5,557. In addition, the admissions office reports to have sent rejection letters to more than twice as many early applicants as they did last year, denying 38.3 percent of applicants and deferring 47.6 percent to the regular decision period. According to the article, Yale decided to admit fewer students this time because an unexpectedly high number of students admitted early from the class of 2012 chose to enroll.
Stanford accepted 689 of the 5,363 applicants to the Class of 2013, according to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. More than 25,000 students are expected to apply to Stanford through the regular admission process. The expected overall admit rate to be lower than 9 percent, the lowest rate in Stanford's history.
MIT admitted 540 of the more than 5,000 early action applicants.
http://inlikeme.com/news/college-university-news/early-admission-update-yale-stanford-mit.html
That works out to be about, let's see, 12.8% for Stanford, 13.4% for Yale, and about 11% for MIT. Even for early admits!
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The number of early decision applications decreased for the third year in a row, admissions officials announced yesterday.
(This site is good, it shows the number of applicants you are up against for the ivy league schools and the trend every year.)
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/12/04/News/Early.Decision.Applications.Drop.8.Percent.Interactive.Feature-3569319.shtml
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Yale admitted 13.4 percent of early action applicants to the class of 2013, a sharp drop from last year’s 18.1 percent early admission rate. A total of 742 early applicants were granted admission from a record pool of 5,557, Dean of Admissions Jeffrey Brenzel said. The admissions office significantly increased the number of students rejected rather than deferred in the early round, a shift that garnered unanimous approval from a dozen college counselors interviewed.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/26970
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Dartmouth has accepted 401 students into the Class of 2013 through the early decision admissions program. Students admitted in the early decision program will comprise approximately 35 percent of the class that matriculates in the fall of 2009. A total of 1,550 early decision applications were received, the most ever, an increase of 9 percent over last year. Students were notified via a secure website on December 10.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2008/12/11.html
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Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Getting admitted to Harvard College or another selective university in the U.S. is likely to grow more difficult this year because of a record number of applicants, many attracted by financial aid.
More than 29,000 students applied to Harvard, a 5.6 percent increase, breaking last year’s record of 27,462, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, school said yesterday. Almost 78 percent of the applicants are seeking financial aid, compared with 73 percent a year ago, school officials said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aqaX89Rg1pnc&refer=us
Stanford accepted 689 of the 5,363 applicants to the Class of 2013, according to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. More than 25,000 students are expected to apply to Stanford through the regular admission process. The expected overall admit rate to be lower than 9 percent, the lowest rate in Stanford's history.
MIT admitted 540 of the more than 5,000 early action applicants.
http://inlikeme.com/news/college-university-news/early-admission-update-yale-stanford-mit.html
That works out to be about, let's see, 12.8% for Stanford, 13.4% for Yale, and about 11% for MIT. Even for early admits!
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The number of early decision applications decreased for the third year in a row, admissions officials announced yesterday.
(This site is good, it shows the number of applicants you are up against for the ivy league schools and the trend every year.)
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/12/04/News/Early.Decision.Applications.Drop.8.Percent.Interactive.Feature-3569319.shtml
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Yale admitted 13.4 percent of early action applicants to the class of 2013, a sharp drop from last year’s 18.1 percent early admission rate. A total of 742 early applicants were granted admission from a record pool of 5,557, Dean of Admissions Jeffrey Brenzel said. The admissions office significantly increased the number of students rejected rather than deferred in the early round, a shift that garnered unanimous approval from a dozen college counselors interviewed.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/26970
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Dartmouth has accepted 401 students into the Class of 2013 through the early decision admissions program. Students admitted in the early decision program will comprise approximately 35 percent of the class that matriculates in the fall of 2009. A total of 1,550 early decision applications were received, the most ever, an increase of 9 percent over last year. Students were notified via a secure website on December 10.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2008/12/11.html
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Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Getting admitted to Harvard College or another selective university in the U.S. is likely to grow more difficult this year because of a record number of applicants, many attracted by financial aid.
More than 29,000 students applied to Harvard, a 5.6 percent increase, breaking last year’s record of 27,462, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, school said yesterday. Almost 78 percent of the applicants are seeking financial aid, compared with 73 percent a year ago, school officials said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aqaX89Rg1pnc&refer=us
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