boys in humanities - where's the bump

[Anonymous]

OP, are you referring to the NYT article about boys being slightly favored in admissions because girls tend to present better profiles? This has been going on for decades.
Only a few boy-heavy programs favor girls, the rest favor boys.
And the article goes on to explain that some colleges and universities responded with creating a very sporty atmosphere, with the result that most intellectuals were girls, and most athletes were boys... and this was not conducive to a healthy environment on campus. It is associated with hook-up culture, where girls feel pressured into forms of relationships they don't necessarily wish.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/magazine/men-college-enrollment.html

My Humanities Asian son did well at W&M (got into the dual programme with St Andrews), but ultimately chose a larger university.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get this logic either. Colleges are accepting are more female students so how is this an advantage to men?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

OP, are you referring to the NYT article about boys being slightly favored in admissions because girls tend to present better profiles? This has been going on for decades.
Only a few boy-heavy programs favor girls, the rest favor boys.
And the article goes on to explain that some colleges and universities responded with creating a very sporty atmosphere, with the result that most intellectuals were girls, and most athletes were boys... and this was not conducive to a healthy environment on campus. It is associated with hook-up culture, where girls feel pressured into forms of relationships they don't necessarily wish.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/magazine/men-college-enrollment.html

My Humanities Asian son did well at W&M (got into the dual programme with St Andrews), but ultimately chose a larger university.

no, I heard this from a variety of sources and then looked at the common data set. some schools are getting 20-30% more applications from girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get this logic either. Colleges are accepting are more female students so how is this an advantage to men?

you'd have to dig into the numbers. some colleges are accepting female students in line with the application pile. some are not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get this logic either. Colleges are accepting are more female students so how is this an advantage to men?

you'd have to dig into the numbers. some colleges are accepting female students in line with the application pile. some are not

At many schools, there are far more female applicants than male. Female applicants (with some exceptions like MIT) also generally have stronger applications. Some schools admits based on 1) strength of application, 2) some based on percentage of applications, and 3) others seek a 50-50 outcome. Two and especially three typically disadvantage female applicants.

[Anonymous]

Brown

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that even if a school is accepting men and women at an equal rate, males are still enjoying an advantage — the wider female pool is more competitive to begin with.

[Anonymous]

These male-female numbers are even more skewed for domestic applicants: international applicants tend to be predominantly male.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that even if a school is accepting men and women at an equal rate, males are still enjoying an advantage — the wider female pool is more competitive to begin with.

Nah, not significantly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These male-female numbers are even more skewed for domestic applicants: international applicants tend to be predominantly male.

That’s interesting

[Anonymous]

It’s not a bump, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that even if a school is accepting men and women at an equal rate, males are still enjoying an advantage — the wider female pool is more competitive to begin with.

This just isn’t true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that even if a school is accepting men and women at an equal rate, males are still enjoying an advantage — the wider female pool is more competitive to begin with.

Nah, not significantly.

Stats show otherwise, women outperform men in school (HS, MS, ES) and this has been known throughout education for literally decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you should look at the CDS - there are a lot more girls full stop.

And They get in over boys. I don’t know where the story started that admissions are easy for boys when most schools accept more girls than boys. They could be 50-50, but they aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that even if a school is accepting men and women at an equal rate, males are still enjoying an advantage — the wider female pool is more competitive to begin with.

Nah, not significantly.

Stats show otherwise, women outperform men in school (HS, MS, ES) and this has been known throughout education for literally decades.

Not the over the boys in my house.