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[quote=Anonymous]Boys seem to be the new institutional priority, although not outwardly discussed much by schools themselves. The imbalance is an issue. As a mom with 2 sons and a daughter, My observation is that there are many free resources to support academic and leadership growth of girls and urm, but really nothing specifically for boys. I think that is reflected in the drop in boys competitiveness for elite colleges. So many stem programs to balance gender in those fields, many programs for free tutoring, free summer prograns, etc- all of which can nurture academic interests and enhance a college application. But no reciprocal programming in humanities and social science toward boys. Our sons were naturally high achieving so didnt need any extra support but many of their peers would have appreciated those opportunities. Our boys had superb grades, test scores, and some but not great EC. In contrast, I signed my daughter up for every free program i found, leadership institutes, etc and her academic record and resume shines compared to her older brothers and her male peers. Its a bit unfair. On the subject of dating and college. Both of our sons ended up marrying girls they met on college. They waited several years, but college relationships are important. [/quote]

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