boys in humanities - where's the bump

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have sons. It's not what you think it is in the T1-T20s. In fact, at some of those schools the humanities--history, psych (etc) are popular pre-law choices. The bump is a fallacy at the tippy top.

Is it easier for females to get into engineering and CS programs? Sure. As a female, in that area, I can attest to it. So, yes, a boy that isn't in CS/Engineering will have an easier time at a STEM school in the same way the girls will. However, I am against trying to 'play the game'. I do like that some universities make you apply directly to the school w.out the ability to transfer into CS/engineering later to eliminate some of this game playing.

I can tell you’re in STEM. News flash: psychology etc. are not humanities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:but how else can I explain why my dd was rejected?

All those toxic awful males, blah blah blah

[Anonymous]

interested in this for 25-26 application cycle.

any changes?

full pay male w deep humanities EC. great SAT. mediocre 9th grade so GPA is okay not great. hopefully will be a 3.8 in a very tough school

[Anonymous]

If your boy is in History, Philosophy, Classics, they will not be seen any differently. We know a boy who's deeply into masculinity and male politics, and he's getting a degree in Gender studies. He got into Harvard with below average stats, is now racking up fellowships, and is aiming for Kennedy school post-grad. If your boy is interested in Literature, Gender studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, they will get a lot of opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your boy is in History, Philosophy, Classics, they will not be seen any differently. We know a boy who's deeply into masculinity and male politics, and he's getting a degree in Gender studies. He got into Harvard with below average stats, is now racking up fellowships, and is aiming for Kennedy school post-grad. If your boy is interested in Literature, Gender studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, they will get a lot of opportunities.

funny I see classics are being a big bump.

[Anonymous]

Emory seems to give a bump to boys

[Anonymous]

William and Mary
GWU
American
UGA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your boy is in History, Philosophy, Classics, they will not be seen any differently. We know a boy who's deeply into masculinity and male politics, and he's getting a degree in Gender studies. He got into Harvard with below average stats, is now racking up fellowships, and is aiming for Kennedy school post-grad. If your boy is interested in Literature, Gender studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, they will get a lot of opportunities.

funny I see classics are being a big bump.

Anthro
Classics
English
Those are the majors. But you need a resume and transcript that supports it.

[Anonymous]

philosophy seems popular - although I'm not sure how a kid can have a deep resume on that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:philosophy seems popular - although I'm not sure how a kid can have a deep resume on that

No bump in philosophy. It’s male dominated and lots of kids going into it now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:philosophy seems popular - although I'm not sure how a kid can have a deep resume on that

No bump in philosophy. It’s male dominated and lots of kids going into it now.

Agree

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your boy is in History, Philosophy, Classics, they will not be seen any differently. We know a boy who's deeply into masculinity and male politics, and he's getting a degree in Gender studies. He got into Harvard with below average stats, is now racking up fellowships, and is aiming for Kennedy school post-grad. If your boy is interested in Literature, Gender studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, they will get a lot of opportunities.

funny I see classics are being a big bump.

Anthro
Classics
English
Those are the majors. But you need a resume and transcript that supports it.

What are the research projects, activities or awards that support an application to a T10 in these areas? If my kid just really loves reading the classics (and has read many of them) and is the top English and history student at his private school, is that enough? Or does he need to have published or won national awards in these areas?

[Anonymous]

Not sure if by “reading the classics” you mean Latin and/or Greek or other literary classics. If the former, then must summa/gold or perfect score on National Latin Exam probably an expected credential.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your boy is in History, Philosophy, Classics, they will not be seen any differently. We know a boy who's deeply into masculinity and male politics, and he's getting a degree in Gender studies. He got into Harvard with below average stats, is now racking up fellowships, and is aiming for Kennedy school post-grad. If your boy is interested in Literature, Gender studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, they will get a lot of opportunities.

funny I see classics are being a big bump.

Anthro
Classics
English
Those are the majors. But you need a resume and transcript that supports it.

What are the research projects, activities or awards that support an application to a T10 in these areas? If my kid just really loves reading the classics (and has read many of them) and is the top English and history student at his private school, is that enough? Or does he need to have published or won national awards in these areas?

Not really at our private.

For classics:
We have EC clubs for classics - a student might lead that.
Certaman Competitions.
Indep study in classics and summer programs.
Latin teacher LOR

Or were you talking classic literature? That’s different than classics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your boy is in History, Philosophy, Classics, they will not be seen any differently. We know a boy who's deeply into masculinity and male politics, and he's getting a degree in Gender studies. He got into Harvard with below average stats, is now racking up fellowships, and is aiming for Kennedy school post-grad. If your boy is interested in Literature, Gender studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, they will get a lot of opportunities.

funny I see classics are being a big bump.

Anthro
Classics
English
Those are the majors. But you need a resume and transcript that supports it.

What are the research projects, activities or awards that support an application to a T10 in these areas? If my kid just really loves reading the classics (and has read many of them) and is the top English and history student at his private school, is that enough? Or does he need to have published or won national awards in these areas?

Not really at our private.

For classics:
We have EC clubs for classics - a student might lead that.
Certaman Competitions.
Indep study in classics and summer programs.
Latin teacher LOR

Or were you talking classic literature? That’s different than classics.

For classical civilizations, look into:

https://calderclassics.com/
https://www.paideiainstitute.org/