Gender Balance: Do Girls need to apply to competitive schools ED?

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Anonymous wrote:Given that schools are getting lopsided towards female, is it smart for those of us with DDs to have them apply ED/ED2 and EA so they can get in before the class is female-dominated and they are scrounging for strong males in the final shaping of RD class?

Is ED more of a need for female students vs male students?

Which colleges balance for gender or may want to in future?

MIT, Caltech, RPI, WPI, etc balance in a manner preferable to girls

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Anonymous wrote:Waitlist movement at top20s last year was definitely heavily male.

Yes I don’t know one girl who was called snd know dozens of boys.

But wasn't that just a last year thing? How do we know that will happen again this year? I thought that was just a random WL spike due to Trump being chaotic on foreign visas? Or do you think it's a bellwether for how classes will get shaped in future?

No. Not a last year thing. This has been the reality for several cycles.

Maybe they start to actually look at higher SAT scores when pulling off the waitlist, kids who would have gotten in first round if it wasn't trst optional.

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UVA favors girls over boys.

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Anonymous wrote:Waitlist movement at top20s last year was definitely heavily male.

Yes I don’t know one girl who was called snd know dozens of boys.

But wasn't that just a last year thing? How do we know that will happen again this year? I thought that was just a random WL spike due to Trump being chaotic on foreign visas? Or do you think it's a bellwether for how classes will get shaped in future?

This should have nothing to do with foreign visas.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA favors girls over boys.

Saw that from the BCC linked IG page (impressive results)…..

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Anonymous wrote:My high achieving girl made sure she had a very balanced list, and showed interest in several ways. It really helped, she believes.

What does showed interest in several ways mean specifically?

Not all schools measure DI. But many do. Some things she did that I feel helped a lot:
First though, she constructed a brutally balanced list, of reaches, targets, safeties where she would be happy to spend 4 years.
Acceptance rates and her stats helped to set expectations. All of the usual things like size, location, academics, went into it. Could she see herself being happy there.
Is her high school traditionally “liked” by a college. That’s important to consider even if it’s just a rough conclusion based on recent admits.
She’s high stats in terms of GPA, rigor, test scores, but so are thousands. Not the tippiest top but enough to win her a lottery ticket to reaches for all.
Her activities and service were solid and consistent, and had a compelling element that spoke to who she is.
She built a reputation as being a good person who could contribute to a campus community. Which she really has gone on to do.
I’m assuming her LORs reflected that. Her essay did.
But even with all of that, which is great but not hugely unique, after seeing siblings go through the process, she did a lot of campus and virtual visits (alerted admissions she was there to see the campus at times when she couldn’t get a tour slot), participated in virtual “meet a student” opportunities, did a Fall visit day to one. She interviewed at a few colleges (one virtually) - one was a safety, one a reach. She liked the safety so much, and the interviewer, that she felt if she had been accepted she had a good shot at significant merit.
She went with a target school that she’s always loved. Her first choice so she applied ED and was accepted. She was ready to hit send to other schools EA and RD. Oh and she paid attention to things like if she applied to a school by a certain date she would be eligible for a scholarship, or used codes that waived application fees to a few places.
Best decision for her, and she’s very happy.
Good luck all!

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Anonymous wrote:UVA favors girls over boys.

LOTS of schools do. Or rather, they look at the stats and generally speaking choose girls over boys. It is so silly to think that just because there is an imbalance boys should or will have an easier time. Many schools are not prioritizing gender balance and why should they. I am the mother of three boys but it would be naive and absurd to hope that my sons be given preference over stronger female peers.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA favors girls over boys.

LOTS of schools do. Or rather, they look at the stats and generally speaking choose girls over boys. It is so silly to think that just because there is an imbalance boys should or will have an easier time. Many schools are not prioritizing gender balance and why should they. I am the mother of three boys but it would be naive and absurd to hope that my sons be given preference over stronger female peers.

+100 from parent of boy. From what I’ve seen, girls in general are more organized and focused during the early high school years and boys are having to play catch-up when it’s time for college applications. It’s no wonder that the female applicant pool is stronger at many schools.

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The girls are stronger candidates.

Boys do have an easier time.

Both can be true. Look at the data.

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Anonymous wrote:Men applying to Brown have a 39% better chance of getting admitted than women; at the university of Chicago that advantage is 30%.

https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/gender-inequity-in-selective-college-admissions/

Stroking visual here

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Anonymous wrote:Men applying to Brown have a 39% better chance of getting admitted than women; at the university of Chicago that advantage is 30%.

https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/gender-inequity-in-selective-college-admissions/

Actually, these percentages are misleading since the female applicant pool is higher to begin with. The percentage differences for equivalent students are higher.

Same goes if a school’s percentage admission chance is relatively equal: the female applicant pool is higher to begin with, so women are still being penalized.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA favors girls over boys.

No, they don’t. They just do not favor boys as much as some other schools. They still favor boys. The male applicant pool is that much weaker…

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Anonymous wrote:UVA favors girls over boys.

No, they don’t. They just do not favor boys as much as some other schools. They still favor boys. The male applicant pool is that much weaker…

Essay coach here. I've seen some private school ORM boy applications that get into T10 that would shock you. The comparable ORM girl application is off the charts. Non stem majors.

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So what is the profile of a girl who gets into these schools in RD?

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Anonymous wrote:So what is the profile of a girl who gets into these schools in RD?

Full pay; underrepresented majors; legacy + donor; other institutional priorities.

Test Submitted ORM Female:
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1qu8izh/loser_mushroom_lover_bags_the_artsy_ivy/
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1lt14rm/got_in_hypsm_lacs_and_special_programs/
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1l4tg44/asian_w_1440_sat_bags_yale/
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1k2o202/normal_girlie_does_all_of_her_applications_in_one/

Test Optional ORM Female:
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1qudj9n/ea_results_of_an_asian_female_interested_in/