fortepiano
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« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2009, 11:21:12 AM » |
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I'd like to thank everyone for all of the insight about the school and Memphis itself (including those who gave me info by PM). I don't know of any other place where one can get so many answers to questions such as mine than these fora.
On the basis of what I've heard and after careful consideration, I probably won't be applying.
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kedves
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« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2009, 02:47:12 PM » |
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Admissions standards are not very high; overprivileged, not-too-bright students abound.
The mix of viewpoints in this thread, as in so many threads about particular colleges, is interesting. Rhodes College mid-50% SAT scores are the same as at UC Davis, Ohio State, and Penn State. If those students are not-too-bright, mine must be downright dull. |
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« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2009, 03:17:22 PM » |
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I'd like to thank everyone for all of the insight about the school and Memphis itself (including those who gave me info by PM). I don't know of any other place where one can get so many answers to questions such as mine than these fora.
On the basis of what I've heard and after careful consideration, I probably won't be applying.
Of course, the usual advice applies - if you already have a job or if you are a huge superstar or if you're in a field with tons of jobs, then you are in a better position to selectively apply. If you absolutely need a job, you probably should apply and then see if you are lucky enough to have multiple options. I get the feeling from your posts that you probably already have a job, or are in a field where there are so many jobs, you can afford to be selective, so this advice probably doesn't apply to you, but for anyone to whom it does apply, please take note. |
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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oseph
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« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2009, 03:18:46 PM » |
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Admissions standards are not very high; overprivileged, not-too-bright students abound.
The mix of viewpoints in this thread, as in so many threads about particular colleges, is interesting. Rhodes College mid-50% SAT scores are the same as at UC Davis, Ohio State, and Penn State. If those students are not-too-bright, mine must be downright dull. I am thinking the OP must have gotten a PM about something going on with the administration, budget cuts, or the like, rather than choosing not to apply based on the student body. |
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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kedves
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« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2009, 03:26:44 PM » |
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Admissions standards are not very high; overprivileged, not-too-bright students abound.
The mix of viewpoints in this thread, as in so many threads about particular colleges, is interesting. Rhodes College mid-50% SAT scores are the same as at UC Davis, Ohio State, and Penn State. If those students are not-too-bright, mine must be downright dull. I am thinking the OP must have gotten a PM about something going on with the administration, budget cuts, or the like, rather than choosing not to apply based on the student body. I think so, too, but that remark (not by the OP) was so interesting that it made me curious to look up the scores. |
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socsci
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« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2009, 02:46:47 AM » |
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Actually, the best-known barbecue in Memphis is the Rendezvous.
That aside, having spent some time there a few years ago, I can confirm everything t2p says.
The Rendezvous is famous for dry-rubbed ribs, not its barbecue. When a Memphian says "barbecue," without modifiers, that means a pork shoulder sandwich. The Rendezvous of course serves barbecue, but it's completely pedestrian. Corky's, on the other hand, is known for its barbecue because it routinely wins the poll-based competitions which are dominated by people who apparently have never been to Midtown in their lives. However, when the local newspaper sent judges around to the various barbecue venues, the Bar-B-Q Shop won and, Corky's was appropriately ranked as "average." Having interviewed at Rhodes, I know firsthand that t2p is right about conservative litmus tests. |
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kedves
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« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2009, 09:51:33 AM » |
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Having interviewed at Rhodes, I know firsthand that t2p is right about conservative litmus tests.
I've never been asked "litmus test" questions. Can you give an example? |
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« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2009, 09:46:40 PM » |
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Having interviewed at Rhodes, I know firsthand that t2p is right about conservative litmus tests.
I've never been asked "litmus test" questions. Can you give an example? No specific question, but it was eventually clear that I wasn't going to get the job because I wasn't a conservative. |
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« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2009, 11:23:30 PM » |
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Having interviewed at Rhodes, I know firsthand that t2p is right about conservative litmus tests.
I've never been asked "litmus test" questions. Can you give an example? No specific question, but it was eventually clear that I wasn't going to get the job because I wasn't a conservative. This has got to vary by department, or something. A colleague was just hired there last year, and she is hardly conservative by anyone's measure. |
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Systeme_D is right. <rah rah RESEARCH!> |
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writingprof
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« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2009, 12:05:31 PM » |
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"No specific question, but it was eventually clear that I wasn't going to get the job because I wasn't a conservative."
Would you accept that answer from a student?
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takapa
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« Reply #25 on: October 20, 2009, 01:33:50 PM » |
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"No specific question, but it was eventually clear that I wasn't going to get the job because I wasn't a conservative."
Would you accept that answer from a student?
Ha! And no, I would not.... |
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qrypt
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« Reply #26 on: October 20, 2009, 01:35:27 PM » |
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"No specific question, but it was eventually clear that I wasn't going to get the job because I wasn't a conservative."
Would you accept that answer from a student?
Ooh -- are you the "professor" of this thread? Sorry, the sharp shoes must have led us astray. |
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takapa
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« Reply #27 on: October 20, 2009, 02:01:12 PM » |
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"No specific question, but it was eventually clear that I wasn't going to get the job because I wasn't a conservative."
Would you accept that answer from a student?
Ooh -- are you the "professor" of this thread? Sorry, the sharp shoes must have led us astray. Can't speak for writingprof... Perhaps just a smarta** in my case. But, given the response, obviously not the only one. |
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karmann
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« Reply #28 on: October 20, 2009, 09:13:18 PM » |
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I have known at least ten instructors at Rhodes, and none of them is the least bit conservative. If there's a litmus test, it's definitely not campus-wide.
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« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2009, 03:15:06 AM » |
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I have known at least ten instructors at Rhodes, and none of them is the least bit conservative. If there's a litmus test, it's definitely not campus-wide.
I can only speak to my own experience. Others upthread have also claimed there is a litmus test based on a bigger sample than my N=1. They'll have to speak for themselves. |
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