Reply to Do girls really have better applications than boys?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Do girls really have better applications than boys?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Girls have higher GPAs than boys on average. [/quote]

A lot more women teacher in high school. [/quote]
The girls have better ECs too. They mature quicker and are more organized. It’s no surprise that they do better than the boys.[/quote]

This. Especially because the boys tend to spend most of their time on sports. Which isn’t very useful for the application, unless a recruit. While the boy keeps talking about his soccer game and focuses on his own self, the girl sits on multiple community boards, volunteers extensively, runs a club, and may also play a sport. [/quote]

This is why my T10-targeting son is letting up on their sport. They will still play for the hs if they get on the team (they’re expected to) but are quitting club after sophomore year and barely participated in club this spring. That was a painful $ hit but also a lesson learned - driven by him! - that when there are conflicts his time is better spent doing academic competitions, internship interviews, extra curricular things, studying for APs, and choosing to focus on what matters. He still is “an athlete” but has no illusions of playing in college, or even starting for HS. We see almost every other boy on both teams continuing to make their sport the #1. No shade, but it’s a choice. [/quote]

I have this kid too. He came to us soph year and said maybe he should drop his sport (which like your son he is good but not recruitable at). We walked with him through his reasoning. Turns out it’s what he thought he needed to do to get into a Top 10 school based on what he saw his sister do. We talked with him about the gift of time and how he should fill his life with the things he wants to do at each stage of his life. Because not doing that will lead to regrets in the long run. Kid is now taking 6 AP’s with all A’s, some tutoring, one low key EC, and has poured his heart into his sport. Maybe it won’t get him into a T10, but it’s good for him from a physical and mental space which is what I want for him. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics