Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

[Anonymous]

What type of female candidates tend to do well in regular decision? Assume top stats.

When the AO are “class shaping”?

Is it the undersubscribed majors? Weird and quirky interests?

What tends to stand out in the crowded RD field?

[Anonymous]

National level awards + undersubscribed major = winning

[Anonymous]

Not to be cynical, but girls who have found solid targets that they can be genuinely happy at do well in RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to be cynical, but girls who have found solid targets that they can be genuinely happy at do well in RD.

Well sure. Have MD, WI.
Deferred at Michigan.
Waiting on 6 more in RD.

[Anonymous]

Lucky ones!

[Anonymous]

The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.

What does this mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lucky ones!

+1. no one in my kid's private got in RD, male or female. It was all SCEA, REA, EA and ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.

What does this mean?

It's difficult to be non-offensive, but since you ask, for example, an Asian girl who captains the softball/pom/cheer team.

[Anonymous]

What a bizarre question. What data do you think people on DCUM have to know these things from AOs.

Should we tell you that girls who wear turquoise do well in RD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a bizarre question. What data do you think people on DCUM have to know these things from AOs.

Should we tell you that girls who wear turquoise do well in RD?

Just shooting the breeze and passing the time.

[Anonymous]

Engineering majors with commensurate stats / ECs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.

What does this mean?

It's difficult to be non-offensive, but since you ask, for example, an Asian girl who captains the softball/pom/cheer team.

Which stereotypes do white students need to go against?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.

What does this mean?

It's difficult to be non-offensive, but since you ask, for example, an Asian girl who captains the softball/pom/cheer team.

Which stereotypes do white students need to go against?

Stop baiting.

[Anonymous]

Based on what I’ve seen it’s niche majors, awards/national recognition, being pointy in something extraordinarily uncommon (Latin American studies; migration studies; Jewish studies; medieval studies), geographical diversity; legacy/donor or FGLI.