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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m hearing the same thing at co-ed HSs near me, which is a bit wild because we also saw it with HS admissions coming out of our private, co-Ed k-8. [b]DD is at a girls’ school so at least we don’t have to experience it personally this time.[/b] [/quote]

You will experience it when your daughter applies to college.  My child is at an all-girls high school and results so far are not great and are lagging behind co-ed peer schools. It's still early but our college advisors are telling parents that it is just very hard to get in as a girl.  Also, it is very difficult for a private to get an entire cohort of high achieving girls into competitive colleges.  This is just what we are hearing. I don't know how things will turn out. [/quote]

Sorry, I didn’t explain myself well. I know that overall there may still be a gender imbalance in terms of ease of admissions, but at least DD won’t be comparing her results and competing against classmates who she knows to have lesser extracurriculars, scores and grades. In other words, it will still exist but on the outside and so hopefully it will feel a lot less personal.

Her 8th grade spring was pretty sucky because girls saw boys with middling activities, grades, and known low test scores easily land spots while girl classmates who were true all-stars and equally good “fits” got rejected. It caused a lot of friction between girl vs. boy parents, too.

I understand that the feedback our HOS received from schools has prompted admissions workshops with current 6th, 7th and 8th grade parents to include a reality check about different admissions standards and patterns for girls vs. boys. It would be healthy if high schools started having the same discussion if they aren’t already. [/quote]

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