Reply to William & Mary admission rates

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "William & Mary admission rates"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Probably. Do you have a son or daughter? If son, more likely to be accepted as the gender balance is out of whack.[/quote]

That’s nearly all schools. Not just W&M. Look at the gender numbers at other schools, too. More women are pursuing higher education than men. [/quote]

I think engineering is still dominated by boys. [/quote]

Men. Boys don't attent college. Men do.[/quote]

Oh, no.  I teach college.  I have yet to meet an undergraduate of any gender who is actually an adult.  Full psychological and biological maturity doesn't occur until the 20s, and it shows.  Especially when we put them into an environment where their legitimate responsibility is to focus on _themselves_.  They are wonderful in any number of ways, but they are not adults.  Otherwise we wouldn't need so many offices and personnel dedicated to dealing with vulnerabilities, problems, and bad decisions. And courses on adulting.  Consider this: if your college freshman came home and told you they were going to be a parent, would you consider them ready?  They need a great deal of guidance, at this age in some ways more than ever. [/quote]

Yes, I used to consider college age kids to be men & women, but not these days. Males especially are still firmly rooted in childish behavior. I do think 18/19 is different than 20/21. A lot of maturing happens in those years.

But also — don’t take that frequently touted “26 year” to be set in stone. Things are fluid when we talk about developmental milestones. Some mature sooner than others, and some are quite mature despite their frontal lobe not being full developed. Females mature significantly sooner. [/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