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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many big state schools don't look for STEM ecs, just that you did something with your time.[/quote]

OP here,

He’s a busy kid.  He’s just busy doing things like building the sets for the school play, working part time for a landscaper, playing a club sport and a school sport, a coaching summer swim etc . . .

What about small school options.[/quote]

That’s completely fine. A lot of engineering schools like to see kids do creative things too. Building sets for the school play is creative and also is relevant to engineering. He is designing and building things. 
My kid got into a top engineering school without robotics club and the like. [/quote]

I agree. My kid had 0 stem activities other than Math Honor Society and a science award. All her activities were theatre and music and dance. She got into several T15 listing math as a potential major (& arts). Not the same as applying for Engineering, but I think there it would be even more of an asset to have arts ECs. I totally agree about the sets. Could he take on a leadership role w/ the TD? Like Asst Designer or ATD? Good luck![/quote]
DP.. pardon, but it's easier for girls to get into CS/math than boys, especially white/Asian boys.[/quote]

That is just not flat true. My senior daughter has 22 AP (all but 3 in heavy stem so a lot of post AP college level classes) at a top stem magnet, 1550+ SAT, top GPA, all 5’s on AP scores, USACO gold, other CompSci awards, math prize for girls, AIME, and yeah…….rough year for CompSci. It sucks. She is brilliant and works very hard, but if your parents don’t pay the 20K for private college “help” …..your screwed. It’s not uncommon for many parents at her school to pay $100,000 for senior year college application “help”…..I almost wish we had taken out the loan for college admissions “help” but this seems like madness.[/quote]
It's competitive for sure, but it is still "easier" for girls.  We spoke to a CMU student who was there for graduate and undergraduate, and they said that CMU is trying very hard to fill the class 50/50 male/female and DEI, and they are noticing the caliber of students starting to decline.  More and more undergrads are needing tutors.[/quote]

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