Advantages for Male Applicants in Humanities or Liberal arts

[Anonymous]

The essays also look phony without a clear passion behind “intended major”. And a case isn’t built.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not an advantage if your son hasn't taken the majority of his electives and AP courses in humanities. If your kid's courses in high school and activities are very stem-oriented, they know what you are doing and it doesn't sit well with AOs.

If a kid has 5 different AP histories, both AP English, etc., there is a clear desire shown. My son has very comparative govt, comparative politics, every ap history--Euro, Push, Art, etc.

It's just like STEM majors--if you are seriously lacking in math/science APs as main electives, you aren't going to fare well. And the Ivies and top 20s want to see a 36 in Verbal and Reading on ACT and equivalent perfect on SAT, especially Yale.

Little tip from AOs that have seen every game in the book. It doesn't look sincere. Back in the day, the trick was everyone applied to the Nursing School at UVA to get in. They stopped allowing that- can't transfer.

Not to mention then they aren’t going to be adequately prepared for engineering/cs/physics/math, etc- without all those highest level STEM electives once they get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not an advantage if your son hasn't taken the majority of his electives and AP courses in humanities. If your kid's courses in high school and activities are very stem-oriented, they know what you are doing and it doesn't sit well with AOs.

If a kid has 5 different AP histories, both AP English, etc., there is a clear desire shown. My son has very comparative govt, comparative politics, every ap history--Euro, Push, Art, etc.

It's just like STEM majors--if you are seriously lacking in math/science APs as main electives, you aren't going to fare well. And the Ivies and top 20s want to see a 36 in Verbal and Reading on ACT and equivalent perfect on SAT, especially Yale.

Little tip from AOs that have seen every game in the book. It doesn't look sincere. Back in the day, the trick was everyone applied to the Nursing School at UVA to get in. They stopped allowing that- can't transfer.

Not to mention then they aren’t going to be adequately prepared for engineering/cs/physics/math, etc- without all those highest level STEM electives once they get in.

Yeah, I’d be stupid to do this if you were interested in computer science.

But easy to do it for other types of humanities subjects if you already have an interest there.

I’m not sure why everyone keeps mentioning stem. Has anyone actually brought that into this discussion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The essays also look phony without a clear passion behind “intended major”. And a case isn’t built.

Thx captain obvious.

Do you have any actual real recommendations to provide here?

[Anonymous]

Exactly. If grades and test scores are good enough, AOs are way more likely to admit the applicants whose classes and activities show strong evidence of interest in the desired major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kid’s transcript and resume indicate a strong interest (I.e. entire high school career) in the humanities, this will not work. Colleges well aware of this trick.

How would it not reflect this? Everyone has to take 4 years of all the cores and there isn't a lot of room for electives.

[Anonymous]

In most school systems, there's plenty of room for electives.

[Anonymous]

I think there is a real advantage at less competitive schools that don’t get as many male applicants overall. At the ones you list it’s pretty small.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kid’s transcript and resume indicate a strong interest (I.e. entire high school career) in the humanities, this will not work. Colleges well aware of this trick.

How would it not reflect this? Everyone has to take 4 years of all the cores and there isn't a lot of room for electives.

My Senior has 4 humanities/English/history courses this year and he took a few college course credits in the subject (due to a very intense interest).

He had an AP history every year. Both AP English-lang, lit., etc. They have 7 courses each semester so there was a lot of room for electives in art and niche government courses, etc.

So it will depend what is offered at your school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kid’s transcript and resume indicate a strong interest (I.e. entire high school career) in the humanities, this will not work. Colleges well aware of this trick.

How would it not reflect this? Everyone has to take 4 years of all the cores and there isn't a lot of room for electives.

especially the kids applying to schools like Yale. They all have 4 years of the highest English, the highest math, the highest science, and the highest social studies. and killed in every subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which selective schools offer an advantage to male applicants who are interested in the humanities or liberal arts?

So far, I’ve seen:

Yale
Brown
Emory
Tulane
Pomona
Swarthmore

Vanderbilt?

Def Swarthmore & Wesleyan.

He has to tailor the application. Your kid may want to highlight certain things in the activities section that they do not highlight for other schools.

When you are hyper-targeting like this, every single section of the app must be changed and tailored to the school.

[Anonymous]

Hire a high end Ivy focused college professional.

They have all this information if this is your end goal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kid’s transcript and resume indicate a strong interest (I.e. entire high school career) in the humanities, this will not work. Colleges well aware of this trick.

How would it not reflect this? Everyone has to take 4 years of all the cores and there isn't a lot of room for electives.

My Senior has 4 humanities/English/history courses this year and he took a few college course credits in the subject (due to a very intense interest).

He had an AP history every year. Both AP English-lang, lit., etc. They have 7 courses each semester so there was a lot of room for electives in art and niche government courses, etc.

So it will depend what is offered at your school.

That sounds normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kid’s transcript and resume indicate a strong interest (I.e. entire high school career) in the humanities, this will not work. Colleges well aware of this trick.

How would it not reflect this? Everyone has to take 4 years of all the cores and there isn't a lot of room for electives.

My Senior has 4 humanities/English/history courses this year and he took a few college course credits in the subject (due to a very intense interest).

He had an AP history every year. Both AP English-lang, lit., etc. They have 7 courses each semester so there was a lot of room for electives in art and niche government courses, etc.

So it will depend what is offered at your school.

That sounds normal.

Agree; large suburban public school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kid’s transcript and resume indicate a strong interest (I.e. entire high school career) in the humanities, this will not work. Colleges well aware of this trick.

Yeah, but once you get past the top 20 or so LACs, they are all desperate for people and will completely ignore this, especially for a high stats boy.