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sright,yes.

InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?

Howmanyinstitutions?

ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:

There'

sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

InterviewerAh,OK.Andwhat'

sthesporting...Ibelievethere'

ssomelinkwithsports.

ProfessorTherecertainlyis,yes.OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey.Now

sometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports.Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'

tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotopclassinsport.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?

Igatherthey'

reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'

reverywell-known.

ProfessorAbsolutelyatthetop.They'

renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings.Andthey'

realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'

sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.

InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?

ProfessorCertainlyifyou'

vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthescale.TheIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,protestants.Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.

InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'

sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'

stheoriginofthename?

ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'

sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,thelettersIV,that'

stheRomannumeralforfour.Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings.Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.

InterviewerRight,OK.Andwhichistheoldestuniversity?

ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'

sHarvardwhichwasfoundedin1636.AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.

InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?

ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates.TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?

Isithardtogetinto?

ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.

InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?

Famousoldboys?

ProfessorHundreds!

Hundredsofthem.ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBushwhowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,PresidentKennedy,whowasatHarvard.

InterviewerThankyou.

Passage2

AndyDidyouseethefilmontelevisionlastnight?

JaneNo,Iwasout.Whatwasit?

AndyABeautifulMind.It'

saboutJohnForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.

Janerveheardaboutthatfilm,yes.He'

splayedbyRussellCrowe,isn'

the?

IlikeRussellCrowe,he'

sgreat.

AndyThat'

stheone,yes.

JaneWhat'

sitabout?

AndyWell,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'

slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.

JaneThat'

soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'

tit?

AndyYes,it'

sallsetinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,beautifulautumncolours.It'

slovelytolookat.

Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend.

NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'

slookingforisatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.

JaneSohe'

snotinterestedinhavingfun?

AndyWell,yes,buthe'

snotverygoodwithpeopleorsuccessfulwithwomen,that'

sall.But,youknow,it'

s

oneofthesebadexperienceswithpeoplewhichultimatelyinspireshisbrilliantworkinmathematics.

JaneNogoodatrelationships,sohebecomesageniusatmaths?

saboutright,yes.SowhenhefinisheshisstudiesatPrinceton,heacceptsajobatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Fiveyearslater,hemeetsAlicia,astudentwhohefallsinlovewithandeventuallymarries.

JaneAh!

Atlast,theloveinterest!

AndyYes,butwaitamoment.Nashbelievesthathe'

sbeenaskedtoworkbyWilliamParcherfortheUSDepartmentofDefenseonbreakingSovietcodes.Atonepointhe'

schasedbytheRussians,andit'

safterthisthathebecomesmentallyill.

JaneI