Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Dear Saranya, MGIMS is indeed proud of you. One palpable change that we noticed in students in the batches after you, is that they jumped willingly when it came to taking up research projects. Someone told me that it was you who brought about that change after becoming a scholar. That trend of being enthusiastic researchers has started waning a bit. So the next time you are in India, do try and make it to MGIMS again....so that the younger lot get another pep talk from you! Do keep making all of us proud. Good luck! Anshu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 > Dear Neeti Ma'm,I feel someone should do an extensive write up about it (over the past years) in a leading newspaper. Gayatri1997 Batch.>>> Dear Gayatri, Its never too late for anything, ......and who could've been a better candidate to write the writeup,if you got my point? Neeti'86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Dear Madam, The selection process consists of a Statement of Purpose that you send to the committee. Following which you are called for a technical/ academic interview to your Regional Centre. If you are selected, approximately between 16-20 students are, for the final round, the Interview is held at Delhi, consisting of a social dinner with the selection panel, and the following day a more general but nonetheless rigorous interview.For example the first question I was asked was " Why are hospitals curative centres and not preventive centres? " Saranya 97 batch Re: Oxford and That was very insightful,Saranaya!I was wondering if you could tell us something about the interview process itself? Neeti'86 PS:Regarding American Rhodies,is that number 50 0r 32 ? More than American education system,i would like to give the credit to genereal awareness! > Dear Sir, > You are right , NRSI is a vague and previoulsy unheard of term. Its a term I often use to describe myself, thats all. > > To continue with single-minded devotion in my narcissistic outpourings, here is my assessment of the Scholarship. > > To know more about the Scholarship in India, please follow the link- http://www.rhodesindia.com. > To know more about the scholarship and its history, the following link gives a brief history - http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodesworld.html > > Firstly, all Scholars aka Rhodies study at Oxford University. Unlike other scholarships which allow candidates to apply to other Universities, the Trust doesn't afford that option. The advantage of the Scholarship is that the scholarship is given to you unconditionally, i.e.you need not have an admission offer. No other British Scholarship offers this advantage. > A Rhodie is allowed to pursue any post-graduate degree in the University, although his admission is not guarenteed, it is necessary that the University and the Department accept you. I am at present pursuing a D.Phil (Ph.D) working on Malaria Vaccine Development,looking at Adenoviruses as possible vectors for DNA immunisations. > > The life of a Rhodie is like that of any other student without the burden of having to pay off a loan. We are given a generous stipend to live on, which covers our living expenditure and also allows us to splurge on the sparse entertainment that Oxford offers ( to follow in next mail). There is a welcome weekend and a " coming up " dinner on our arrival at Oxford. Its a social occassion where everyone makes an attempt to meet the other Rhodies of your Class (2003 in my case). This is a herculean effort as you attempt to glide between a multitude of bodies to engage in social chit-chat, pleasantries and an exchange of names. By the time you finish your face is set in risus sardonicus and you go back home to play mix and match with the faces you have seen and names heard. The Trust knowing the skills and academic brilliance(sic) of its " Scholars " , makes it easier for us by extending the socialising to another day, and finally issuing us with a handbook with everyone's name and photograph.(Why they cant do this earlier and save us the torture I have yet to understand). > > Following this, there are a few more social events, but quite soon, life settles down and the handbook is pushed into a corner of your shelf to be replaced by slightly more important lab work. > > The Community is an active community and supports numerous charities. Rhodies come from all across the world and study varied subjects. I find the Community a fascinating study in itself. You have representatives of 15 countries, each having its own culture and attitudes. > The American Rhodies are a phenomenal lot, usually having studied in Ivy League Schools and the Scholarship is usually a preclude to public office , eg. Bill Clinton, Wesley etc. Most of the American Rhodies have deferrals for admission from Medical and Law Schools in the States and come to Oxford to pursue an unrelated but useful degree, and to have the on their CV. > The Indian Scholars on the other hand, see this as a career move and undertake subjects that they plan to pursue further. Very rarely, would you find an Indian scholar taking an unrelated course viz -a viz his previous qualification. Also, a number of the Scholars from Australia, NZ, US are accomplished athletes, some even representing their country. The last Indian was Roopa Unnikrishnan. Its quite intimidating at times to see these people, because it sort of makes you aware of your own inadequacies, and shows you the strength of the American Education system, that it can churn out 50 of such students every year. > > Indian Rhodies seem to be mainly from a few Colleges and centres in India - National Law School, Banglore, St.s Delhi, LSR Delhi, IIT, IIM etc. There has been a move to go beyond these centres now and find students who are equally good from other educational Institutions. It is my opinion that this skewed representation is not a reflection of students from these institutions being better, but the lack of a existing tradition and culture of applying for such Scholarships. I remember having this discussion about PG entrance exams, and I do believe the same problems exist in this case. > > I can only hope that many more students from MGIMS apply for this scholarship. I know from personal experience that you do not have to be an genius, but all it requires is consistent academic performance coupled with all-round development. I have seen students at MGIMS who fit this description, and often wonder what prevents them from at least trying. There is no guarentee that you will be awarded any scholarship, but you can be assured that you will not get it if you dont apply. I am really not sure what else to write about,but would be delighted to reply to anything else you wish to know about being a " Rhodie " . > > One last sentence about a topic that came up on this list a few days ago. Despite the Scholarship being a prestigious award, it has not been able to gain the same momentum at home in India as it does in the US. A simple example, every year 6 Indians get the scholarship. There has never been any media coverage of these awardees, but every year approximately 4 Americans of Indian Origin get the American Scholarship ..... they are covered in the Indian Media!! > > What a farce, and reminds me of the article Gayatri posted on the site, regarding our inexplicable fascination with the West. > > > Once, Again.. thank you for your wishes. > > Saranya 97 Batch ------------------------------ Website: www.mgims.org ------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Dear Madam, The selection process consists of a Statement of Purpose that you send to the committee. Following which you are called for a technical/ academic interview to your Regional Centre. If you are selected, approximately between 16-20 students are, for the final round, the Interview is held at Delhi, consisting of a social dinner with the selection panel, and the following day a more general but nonetheless rigorous interview.For example the first question I was asked was " Why are hospitals curative centres and not preventive centres? " Saranya 97 batch Re: Oxford and That was very insightful,Saranaya!I was wondering if you could tell us something about the interview process itself? Neeti'86 PS:Regarding American Rhodies,is that number 50 0r 32 ? More than American education system,i would like to give the credit to genereal awareness! > Dear Sir, > You are right , NRSI is a vague and previoulsy unheard of term. Its a term I often use to describe myself, thats all. > > To continue with single-minded devotion in my narcissistic outpourings, here is my assessment of the Scholarship. > > To know more about the Scholarship in India, please follow the link- http://www.rhodesindia.com. > To know more about the scholarship and its history, the following link gives a brief history - http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodesworld.html > > Firstly, all Scholars aka Rhodies study at Oxford University. Unlike other scholarships which allow candidates to apply to other Universities, the Trust doesn't afford that option. The advantage of the Scholarship is that the scholarship is given to you unconditionally, i.e.you need not have an admission offer. No other British Scholarship offers this advantage. > A Rhodie is allowed to pursue any post-graduate degree in the University, although his admission is not guarenteed, it is necessary that the University and the Department accept you. I am at present pursuing a D.Phil (Ph.D) working on Malaria Vaccine Development,looking at Adenoviruses as possible vectors for DNA immunisations. > > The life of a Rhodie is like that of any other student without the burden of having to pay off a loan. We are given a generous stipend to live on, which covers our living expenditure and also allows us to splurge on the sparse entertainment that Oxford offers ( to follow in next mail). There is a welcome weekend and a " coming up " dinner on our arrival at Oxford. Its a social occassion where everyone makes an attempt to meet the other Rhodies of your Class (2003 in my case). This is a herculean effort as you attempt to glide between a multitude of bodies to engage in social chit-chat, pleasantries and an exchange of names. By the time you finish your face is set in risus sardonicus and you go back home to play mix and match with the faces you have seen and names heard. The Trust knowing the skills and academic brilliance(sic) of its " Scholars " , makes it easier for us by extending the socialising to another day, and finally issuing us with a handbook with everyone's name and photograph.(Why they cant do this earlier and save us the torture I have yet to understand). > > Following this, there are a few more social events, but quite soon, life settles down and the handbook is pushed into a corner of your shelf to be replaced by slightly more important lab work. > > The Community is an active community and supports numerous charities. Rhodies come from all across the world and study varied subjects. I find the Community a fascinating study in itself. You have representatives of 15 countries, each having its own culture and attitudes. > The American Rhodies are a phenomenal lot, usually having studied in Ivy League Schools and the Scholarship is usually a preclude to public office , eg. Bill Clinton, Wesley etc. Most of the American Rhodies have deferrals for admission from Medical and Law Schools in the States and come to Oxford to pursue an unrelated but useful degree, and to have the on their CV. > The Indian Scholars on the other hand, see this as a career move and undertake subjects that they plan to pursue further. Very rarely, would you find an Indian scholar taking an unrelated course viz -a viz his previous qualification. Also, a number of the Scholars from Australia, NZ, US are accomplished athletes, some even representing their country. The last Indian was Roopa Unnikrishnan. Its quite intimidating at times to see these people, because it sort of makes you aware of your own inadequacies, and shows you the strength of the American Education system, that it can churn out 50 of such students every year. > > Indian Rhodies seem to be mainly from a few Colleges and centres in India - National Law School, Banglore, St.s Delhi, LSR Delhi, IIT, IIM etc. There has been a move to go beyond these centres now and find students who are equally good from other educational Institutions. It is my opinion that this skewed representation is not a reflection of students from these institutions being better, but the lack of a existing tradition and culture of applying for such Scholarships. I remember having this discussion about PG entrance exams, and I do believe the same problems exist in this case. > > I can only hope that many more students from MGIMS apply for this scholarship. I know from personal experience that you do not have to be an genius, but all it requires is consistent academic performance coupled with all-round development. I have seen students at MGIMS who fit this description, and often wonder what prevents them from at least trying. There is no guarentee that you will be awarded any scholarship, but you can be assured that you will not get it if you dont apply. I am really not sure what else to write about,but would be delighted to reply to anything else you wish to know about being a " Rhodie " . > > One last sentence about a topic that came up on this list a few days ago. Despite the Scholarship being a prestigious award, it has not been able to gain the same momentum at home in India as it does in the US. A simple example, every year 6 Indians get the scholarship. There has never been any media coverage of these awardees, but every year approximately 4 Americans of Indian Origin get the American Scholarship ..... they are covered in the Indian Media!! > > What a farce, and reminds me of the article Gayatri posted on the site, regarding our inexplicable fascination with the West. > > > Once, Again.. thank you for your wishes. > > Saranya 97 Batch ------------------------------ Website: www.mgims.org ------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Dear Madam, The selection process consists of a Statement of Purpose that you send to the committee. Following which you are called for a technical/ academic interview to your Regional Centre. If you are selected, approximately between 16-20 students are, for the final round, the Interview is held at Delhi, consisting of a social dinner with the selection panel, and the following day a more general but nonetheless rigorous interview.For example the first question I was asked was " Why are hospitals curative centres and not preventive centres? " Saranya 97 batch Re: Oxford and That was very insightful,Saranaya!I was wondering if you could tell us something about the interview process itself? Neeti'86 PS:Regarding American Rhodies,is that number 50 0r 32 ? More than American education system,i would like to give the credit to genereal awareness! > Dear Sir, > You are right , NRSI is a vague and previoulsy unheard of term. Its a term I often use to describe myself, thats all. > > To continue with single-minded devotion in my narcissistic outpourings, here is my assessment of the Scholarship. > > To know more about the Scholarship in India, please follow the link- http://www.rhodesindia.com. > To know more about the scholarship and its history, the following link gives a brief history - http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodesworld.html > > Firstly, all Scholars aka Rhodies study at Oxford University. Unlike other scholarships which allow candidates to apply to other Universities, the Trust doesn't afford that option. The advantage of the Scholarship is that the scholarship is given to you unconditionally, i.e.you need not have an admission offer. No other British Scholarship offers this advantage. > A Rhodie is allowed to pursue any post-graduate degree in the University, although his admission is not guarenteed, it is necessary that the University and the Department accept you. I am at present pursuing a D.Phil (Ph.D) working on Malaria Vaccine Development,looking at Adenoviruses as possible vectors for DNA immunisations. > > The life of a Rhodie is like that of any other student without the burden of having to pay off a loan. We are given a generous stipend to live on, which covers our living expenditure and also allows us to splurge on the sparse entertainment that Oxford offers ( to follow in next mail). There is a welcome weekend and a " coming up " dinner on our arrival at Oxford. Its a social occassion where everyone makes an attempt to meet the other Rhodies of your Class (2003 in my case). This is a herculean effort as you attempt to glide between a multitude of bodies to engage in social chit-chat, pleasantries and an exchange of names. By the time you finish your face is set in risus sardonicus and you go back home to play mix and match with the faces you have seen and names heard. The Trust knowing the skills and academic brilliance(sic) of its " Scholars " , makes it easier for us by extending the socialising to another day, and finally issuing us with a handbook with everyone's name and photograph.(Why they cant do this earlier and save us the torture I have yet to understand). > > Following this, there are a few more social events, but quite soon, life settles down and the handbook is pushed into a corner of your shelf to be replaced by slightly more important lab work. > > The Community is an active community and supports numerous charities. Rhodies come from all across the world and study varied subjects. I find the Community a fascinating study in itself. You have representatives of 15 countries, each having its own culture and attitudes. > The American Rhodies are a phenomenal lot, usually having studied in Ivy League Schools and the Scholarship is usually a preclude to public office , eg. Bill Clinton, Wesley etc. Most of the American Rhodies have deferrals for admission from Medical and Law Schools in the States and come to Oxford to pursue an unrelated but useful degree, and to have the on their CV. > The Indian Scholars on the other hand, see this as a career move and undertake subjects that they plan to pursue further. Very rarely, would you find an Indian scholar taking an unrelated course viz -a viz his previous qualification. Also, a number of the Scholars from Australia, NZ, US are accomplished athletes, some even representing their country. The last Indian was Roopa Unnikrishnan. Its quite intimidating at times to see these people, because it sort of makes you aware of your own inadequacies, and shows you the strength of the American Education system, that it can churn out 50 of such students every year. > > Indian Rhodies seem to be mainly from a few Colleges and centres in India - National Law School, Banglore, St.s Delhi, LSR Delhi, IIT, IIM etc. There has been a move to go beyond these centres now and find students who are equally good from other educational Institutions. It is my opinion that this skewed representation is not a reflection of students from these institutions being better, but the lack of a existing tradition and culture of applying for such Scholarships. I remember having this discussion about PG entrance exams, and I do believe the same problems exist in this case. > > I can only hope that many more students from MGIMS apply for this scholarship. I know from personal experience that you do not have to be an genius, but all it requires is consistent academic performance coupled with all-round development. I have seen students at MGIMS who fit this description, and often wonder what prevents them from at least trying. There is no guarentee that you will be awarded any scholarship, but you can be assured that you will not get it if you dont apply. I am really not sure what else to write about,but would be delighted to reply to anything else you wish to know about being a " Rhodie " . > > One last sentence about a topic that came up on this list a few days ago. Despite the Scholarship being a prestigious award, it has not been able to gain the same momentum at home in India as it does in the US. A simple example, every year 6 Indians get the scholarship. There has never been any media coverage of these awardees, but every year approximately 4 Americans of Indian Origin get the American Scholarship ..... they are covered in the Indian Media!! > > What a farce, and reminds me of the article Gayatri posted on the site, regarding our inexplicable fascination with the West. > > > Once, Again.. thank you for your wishes. > > Saranya 97 Batch ------------------------------ Website: www.mgims.org ------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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