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[quote=Anonymous]Not data, but I believe him because I trust that he has analyzed significant, recent, and high quality data.

When Jeff Selingo did a webinar for Deerfield parents last year, he acknowledged that college admissions are now harder for girls. He said this gives him no pleasure, as he has daughters, but wanted to acknowledge the situation. He didn’t dwell on this, but I no longer doubt it to be true. More girls than boys get admitted, but high quality male applicants are not as common.

I don’t have time to watch the entire thing to find the time stamp, but I believe the video is the third one down if anyone wishes to confirm this. And thanks to the school for making some of their college advising info a public resource.

https://deerfield.edu/students/college-advising/informative-videos

As for strategies to counter this? I am at a loss. When we needed to pave a path for young women 50 years ago, they were keen and qualified. The bar did not need to be lowered to admit them.

The ED advantage is so widely known, I don’t think that it will benefit girls or boys more. The schools know the RD pool will be filled with endlessly qualified students. The only advantage in ED now lies with the institutions themselves, and their never ending quest for high yield. It is frustrating. [/quote]

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