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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yet some people still keep saying girls have a better chance as a STEM major at highly selective schools. They keep saying "Oh it's tough for boys" and I am sick and tired of this.[/quote]

For STEM, it appears many of the girls have already "self selected" before applying.  If they don't think they will qualify/are good enough they wont apply.  So sometimes a higher percentage of females applicants are accepted in STEM (when considering the total number of females).  Whereas the guys think they are qualified (even if they are not---since they have not grown up with teachers telling them they can't be good at math/science/STEM), so more of them are rejected.

The advantage for females is only slight.  It's still tough for girls despite what people think

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STEM should not be lumped together because biology, neuroscience, and environmental science are predominantly female majors — they should not expect a higher acceptance rate into those majors, and maybe the opposite.[/quote]

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