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updated September 18, 2009
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Barron’s
Highlights Rose-Hulman on Most Competitive Colleges List
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has joined Harvard, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Northwestern
and Georgia Institute of Technology among the nation’s top 80 colleges and
universities in Barron’s 2009 Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. The
publication includes an extensive profile that describes in detail each
college, its academic and social life experiences, job placement and
financial aid.
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First-Person Account: Stefani Meyer, who earned bachelor's and
master's degrees from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, wrote a
profile about the college for Barron’s 2009 Guide to the Most
Competitive Colleges. |
Rose-Hulman and the University of Notre Dame were the only Indiana
institutions on the prestigious list. A school’s selection was based on the
standards of Barron’s Selector Ratings in the comprehensive Profiles of
American Colleges, also published by Barron’s.
“These schools accept only the best and brightest students,” states the
College Division Staff of Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
Rose-Hulman’s 12-page profile was written by Stefani Meyer, a 2006 applied
biology graduate who later earned a master’s degree in engineering
management from the college. She was former president of the Student
Government Association, a resident assistant and Homework Hotline tutor, and
is now pursuing a degree in intellectual property law at George Washington
University.
“Rose-Hulman is essentially a utopian community of engineers and scientist,”
Meyer writes. “Rose-Hulman is unique because it is a true community . . . I
loved walking up and down the halls and seeing my classmates hard at work or
play in their rooms. The open doors made the residence halls feel like a
giant family hallway instead of a hotel with isolated rooms.”
In concluding her essay, Meyer pointed out: “The day of Commencement,
student spirits run high because the graduates are so excited to have made
it and earned a degree from Rose-Hulman. However, the jubilation is
nostalgic because students know that they are leaving an incredibly special
living and learning community. Rose-Hulman is a cooperative learning
environment where students are challenged intellectually and given the
freedom and nurturing needed to mature into responsible citizens. The
learning process forges lifelong bonds between students, staff and
professors. Every year, members of the Rose-Hulman family earn their wings
and leave the nest, but none of the graduates ever forgets “dear old Rose.”
The profiles, written by a recent graduate of the school, offer insights
that simply aren’t available in ordinary college directories, including
insiders’ assessments of campus environment, social life and nearby
off-campus activities that are of interest to students. Each profile also
includes the standard “need-to-know” facts and figures, such as admission
requirements, academic programs, up-to-date tuitions and fees, application
procedures, sources of financial aid, library and research facilities,
student body composition, and admission contacts.
More information about the Barron’s Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges
can be found at
www.barronseduc.com/0764142267.html
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