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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD with GPA 4.52 (Junior year), 1580 SAT, all 5s in all her 8 APs from TJ with excellent ECs for CS, volunteering/community service and an internship did not get into any of the Ivies and waitlisted at CMU. Major - CS. Obviously we are disappointed. College admissions seems like a lottery. [/quote]

Try having a son with these stats - they fare much worse than girls applying to CS schools, and not just with CMU and the Ivies. When my son was at TJ a few years ago, the girls in CS (fewer in number) had much better early action results than the boys, who oftentimes had better CS grades/ECs. Colleges have a higher acceptance rate for girls in CS, and TJ was a good place to find them.

We went to a CS session at CMU and they were looking for 50/50 males/females and kids from as many states and high schools as possible.  Given the number of slots available, that made it clear that it would be nearly impossible for my (male) kid to get in.  [/quote]

Not the PP. I have a DD and a DS and my DD is older. This is just my perspective. You don't have to agree to this. Both of my kids are high-achieving and into CS. My DS follows his sister's footsteps, so course load is the same. Both eat the same food I cook but what I am noticing is my DS has much more energy than my DD. He can go on with just 2 -3 hours of sleep but my DD needs atleast 7-8 hrs of sleep to function normally. Because of this, my DS could participate in many competitions/hackathons that my DD cannot without sacrificing her health (so doesn't participate beyond her healthy limit). DS is going to prestigious residential STEM summer camp this year. My DD didn't even apply when she was his age because only a few girls get accepted to that camp and we were not ready to send our DD for a residential camp at that age. Hypothetically, if both my DD and DS have the same academic/EC achievements  and my DD gets into a better CS school than my DS, I wouldn't be upset because he had more time (energy) and opportunities than his sister but he didn't achieve any better.[/quote]

I agree with you on the energy level. I see the same in my kids.[/quote]

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