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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These schools seem like a huge reach to me based on what you describe, but maybe I'm doom and gloom?

Yes, boys have a documented edge for admission to the second-tier LACs. And some of the first tier ones too. More girls apply than boys and the girls are on average more qualified. In order to maintain a reasonably balanced female-male ratio, schools admit boys who are less qualified.

Anecdotally I have seen boys who are pretty average get into surprisingly good schools and girls who seem well above average get into less good schools than I would have expected.

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In DC's '22 class, nearly all the kids who ended up in RD because they were deferred/rejected in ED split with boys mainly getting into Ivies/T15 and girls WLed at them. And these are all students in most rigorous classes. I had heard about this at LACs, but I didn't expect it in this pool of schools.[/quote]

Sounds about right, my son’s college counselor told us that there is a national shortage of male applicants, providing an advantage this admission cycle.[/quote]

Plenty of boys are getting rejected too. Where the sdmit rates are different, it’s only by a few percent.[/quote]

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