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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any new wisdom you gathered in the last few weeks?[/quote]

It appears to be an extremely difficult year for girls. Unless you have a ton of unusual or uncommon awards in an uncommon major.

Without something extremely uncommon / unusual or an early decision application from a feeder private school, being test optional is a kiss of death (even at Vandy).

Beware and be strategic with early decision for girls.[/quote]

Why for girls? Yes they are the majority at most colleges but it's not that they are taking spaces that a "boy" would want.[/quote]

Girl applications are generally stronger. And there are more of them. They all somehow look very similar to each other. Harder for them to stand out in a crowded pile. Once you become an admissions reader and you start seeing it, it’s hard to unsee it.

The key for girls is doing different things (not the same things Everybody else is doing). Going their own way. There’s so many of them. At some schools 2 or 3x the number of boys, it is easier for boy applicants.

There are a couple of good podcasts about the phenomena. Check out from a lot of feeder, private high schools and count the number of boys versus girls committed to T20 privates. Girls often end up at the top public flagship options after RD.[/quote]

What do these everyone-looks-the-same girl profiles look like?[/quote]

The two common ones I’ve seen a lot are: pre-med and poli sci/pub policy. Journalism/writing as well.

Premed:
CNA/EMT
Health club at school - founder or officer 
Red Cross club/volunteer
Summer program 
Research
Feminine hygiene drives/women’s public health awareness
Women’s mental health EC

Poli Sci/Pub Pol:
Stuco Pres
Model UN/Debate (and awards)
Political internship 
Canvassing for local issues/grassroots
School board liaison or similar
Summer program
Women’s political issues 
Voter access drives or similar
Teen incarceration or wrongful incarceration types of ECs/research 
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lol this is so accurate. And I say this as a parent of a 9th grader who wants to do pre-med and is looking at all of these activities. If anyone has better ideas for how to stand out, would love to know![/quote]

Start a new post. [/quote]

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