Easier for girls to get into top engineering schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Denied for in-state UVA, VT. Coming from FCPS. Female 720 SAT Math, AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, unweighted 3.8, President Science Honor Society, elected Homecoming Court, 2 Varsity Sports, Employed.

I think it's BS our country wants more female STEM professionals.

What on earth does homecoming court have to do with, well, anything?

[Anonymous]

If we're talking about top engineering schools, UVA does not belong on the list. Not trying to be snarky, it's just a fact.

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As an MIT alum interviewer, let me shed some light on the MYTH of easier admittance for girls.

Yes, a higher % of female applicants gain admission. What you don't see is the noticeable fraction of unqualified applicants (e.g., kids who like video games and are encouraged by clueless relatives to apply to MIT). This misguided group is virtually all male. Bizarre phenomenon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we're talking about top engineering schools, UVA does not belong on the list. Not trying to be snarky, it's just a fact.

Nor do others on that list. Some of the Top Engineering Schools were left off entirely. lol

[Anonymous]

A friend has a boy girl set of twins. The boy had perfect SAT’s and all A’s from his Florida high school. The girl was a strong student, but not at the level of the boy.

Both applied to Georgia Tech. The girl was accepted, the boy rejected. The boy called the school trying to figure out the reason for the rejection. He asked whether applying again the next year was possible as he wanted to attend school with his sister. Two days later an acceptance letter came for him. The admissions team belatedly determined they indeed were twins. The boy was one of four siblings to go to Tech, and college performance far outshone his siblings, with a 3.9 in computer engineering with really good professional opportunities. He is not working now and is in grad school at Cal Tech. By the way I am sure the kid would have done just as well as other schools but going to school with his sister a legit factor - indeed she relied on him in her own coursework and they were close, with fortunately complementary skills. College admission is indeed random. Apply in state to a school like UNC with its 60/40 ratio and a preference for boys is likely significant.

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Anonymous wrote:A friend has a boy girl set of twins. The boy had perfect SAT’s and all A’s from his Florida high school. The girl was a strong student, but not at the level of the boy.

Both applied to Georgia Tech. The girl was accepted, the boy rejected. The boy called the school trying to figure out the reason for the rejection. He asked whether applying again the next year was possible as he wanted to attend school with his sister. Two days later an acceptance letter came for him. The admissions team belatedly determined they indeed were twins. The boy was one of four siblings to go to Tech, and college performance far outshone his siblings, with a 3.9 in computer engineering with really good professional opportunities. He is not working now and is in grad school at Cal Tech. By the way I am sure the kid would have done just as well as other schools but going to school with his sister a legit factor - indeed she relied on him in her own coursework and they were close, with fortunately complementary skills. College admission is indeed random. Apply in state to a school like UNC with its 60/40 ratio and a preference for boys is likely significant.

Good for him. Interesting though he would call the school and ask why he was rejected. GT is a hard get regardless of scores and grades. I know for a fact Georgia Tech rejects a lot of applicants with perfect or near perfect scores just because the sheer number of apps they get yearly from top kids wanting to be engineers. They do however truly take a holistic approach.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I am seeing and hearing is all high stat students are applying to the same schools..

Michigan
Chicago
Cornell
Vandy
Duke
CMU
Penn
MIT
UVA

Boys girls, public private high schools , engineering, pre law, pre med, everyone I know is literally applying to these schools..all high stats.

Lmao you think all high stat students are applying to Vanderbilt💀

What a weird statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Denied for in-state UVA, VT. Coming from FCPS. Female 720 SAT Math, AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, unweighted 3.8, President Science Honor Society, elected Homecoming Court, 2 Varsity Sports, Employed.

I think it's BS our country wants more female STEM professionals.

Good stats but not great stats, sir.

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I don’t know about college admissions but the majority of engineers that I work with in the defense industry are women. From my private sector perspective, the engineering jobs are female heavy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we're talking about top engineering schools, UVA does not belong on the list. Not trying to be snarky, it's just a fact.

Nor do others on that list. Some of the Top Engineering Schools were left off entirely. lol

Wants to stay in the north east.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we're talking about top engineering schools, UVA does not belong on the list. Not trying to be snarky, it's just a fact.

Nor do others on that list. Some of the Top Engineering Schools were left off entirely. lol

Wants to stay in the north east.

How about Northeastern?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Denied for in-state UVA, VT. Coming from FCPS. Female 720 SAT Math, AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, unweighted 3.8, President Science Honor Society, elected Homecoming Court, 2 Varsity Sports, Employed.

I think it's BS our country wants more female STEM professionals.

What on earth does homecoming court have to do with, well, anything?

DP, but I would assume it suggests she's accepted (and seen as a leader) socially by her classmates. I wouldn't focus on it, but it adds a little paint to the picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we're talking about top engineering schools, UVA does not belong on the list. Not trying to be snarky, it's just a fact.

Nor do others on that list. Some of the Top Engineering Schools were left off entirely. lol

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Denied for in-state UVA, VT. Coming from FCPS. Female 720 SAT Math, AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, unweighted 3.8, President Science Honor Society, elected Homecoming Court, 2 Varsity Sports, Employed.

I think it's BS our country wants more female STEM professionals.

What on earth does homecoming court have to do with, well, anything?

DP, but I would assume it suggests she's accepted (and seen as a leader) socially by her classmates. I wouldn't focus on it, but it adds a little paint to the picture.

I would never in a million years include that on a resume/college app.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an MIT alum interviewer, let me shed some light on the MYTH of easier admittance for girls.

Yes, a higher % of female applicants gain admission. What you don't see is the noticeable fraction of unqualified applicants (e.g., kids who like video games and are encouraged by clueless relatives to apply to MIT). This misguided group is virtually all male. Bizarre phenomenon.

College admissions coach here. One of my male students last year applied to MIT. I wondered why as he was nowhere near qualified — these kids just treat it like a lottery. You can’t get in if you don’t apply — which might be true for other colleges. But usually not for MIT.