Wouldn’t this mean that the boys do worse once they are there? Are we really expecting the 2.9 test optional student to perform as well as the girls at Tulane?

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Anonymous wrote:I have girl, boy twins. Final apps for both are pending but my son has received admissions that his sister has not despite his grades not being as strong. Also true among their friends with average boys getting admitted over girls with perfect grades.

As a woman it makes me secretly very frustrated.

Not seeing this at Ivies where all Applicants have perfect grades.

^though, yes, boys have an edge--but they have the same standards as girls at the top 10-15 schools.

Anonymous wrote:I have girl, boy twins. Final apps for both are pending but my son has received admissions that his sister has not despite his grades not being as strong. Also true among their friends with average boys getting admitted over girls with perfect grades.

As a woman it makes me secretly very frustrated.

Not seeing this at Ivies where all Applicants have perfect grades.

Boys seem to be the new institutional priority, although not outwardly discussed much by schools themselves. The imbalance is an issue. As a mom with 2 sons and a daughter, My observation is that there are many free resources to support academic and leadership growth of girls and urm, but really nothing specifically for boys. I think that is reflected in the drop in boys competitiveness for elite colleges. So many stem programs to balance gender in those fields, many programs for free tutoring, free summer prograns, etc- all of which can nurture academic interests and enhance a college application. But no reciprocal programming in humanities and social science toward boys. Our sons were naturally high achieving so didnt need any extra support but many of their peers would have appreciated those opportunities. Our boys had superb grades, test scores, and some but not great EC. In contrast, I signed my daughter up for every free program i found, leadership institutes, etc and her academic record and resume shines compared to her older brothers and her male peers. Its a bit unfair. On the subject of dating and college. Both of our sons ended up marrying girls they met on college. They waited several years, but college relationships are important.

Anonymous wrote:Let me give you an example I know of personally (not DMV so don't worry about privacy)

Tulane ED2
boy admitted 2.9 test optional
girl denied (not deferred!) 3.75, 1510

OMG. If ED2, it's not yield protection??? Why ding the girl?
More qualified female ED2 or maybe they just didn't need ANY more girls in ED2 or RD at all?

Let me give you an example I know of personally (not DMV so don't worry about privacy)

Tulane ED2
boy admitted 2.9 test optional
girl denied (not deferred!) 3.75, 1510

The chart here is fascinating....not sure why its so much harder at some of these schools for girls. SLACs I understand...but the rest?

https://toptieradmissions.com/the-gender-gap-in-college-admissions/

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Anonymous wrote:On Sara H’s application nation, every boy is getting in RD. Girls are generally not.

It’s actually quite stark and I hope they do some analysis of it. I’ve never seen so much gender imbalance or data laid out like this so blatantly.

My daughter met with her CCO yesterday to discuss a waitlist letter and her counselor got teary when they started talking about the boys results versus the girls at her school. She said that the girls results across the board were “devastating” and they could not have predicted it.

Many schools have been approximately 60/40 F/M for quite some time with male students having higher acceptance rates approaching 8-10% at some schools.

Nothing new here.

I’m the PP. I get the numbers but it’s never happened before at our school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Sara H’s application nation, every boy is getting in RD. Girls are generally not.

It’s actually quite stark and I hope they do some analysis of it. I’ve never seen so much gender imbalance or data laid out like this so blatantly.

My daughter met with her CCO yesterday to discuss a waitlist letter and her counselor got teary when they started talking about the boys results versus the girls at her school. She said that the girls results across the board were “devastating” and they could not have predicted it.

Many schools have been approximately 60/40 F/M for quite some time with male students having higher acceptance rates approaching 8-10% at some schools.

Nothing new here.

T20 private schools though????
Really? I'm surprised.

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Anonymous wrote:On Sara H’s application nation, every boy is getting in RD. Girls are generally not.

It’s actually quite stark and I hope they do some analysis of it. I’ve never seen so much gender imbalance or data laid out like this so blatantly.

My daughter met with her CCO yesterday to discuss a waitlist letter and her counselor got teary when they started talking about the boys results versus the girls at her school. She said that the girls results across the board were “devastating” and they could not have predicted it.

Many schools have been approximately 60/40 F/M for quite some time with male students having higher acceptance rates approaching 8-10% at some schools.

Nothing new here.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Sara H’s application nation, every boy is getting in RD. Girls are generally not.

It’s actually quite stark and I hope they do some analysis of it. I’ve never seen so much gender imbalance or data laid out like this so blatantly.

My daughter met with her CCO yesterday to discuss a waitlist letter and her counselor got teary when they started talking about the boys results versus the girls at her school. She said that the girls results across the board were “devastating” and they could not have predicted it.

This is what's happening at our school. Everyone is STUNNED. The boys are generally a tier or two below the girls and HITTING IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK.

WTF

Anonymous wrote:On Sara H’s application nation, every boy is getting in RD. Girls are generally not.

It’s actually quite stark and I hope they do some analysis of it. I’ve never seen so much gender imbalance or data laid out like this so blatantly.

My daughter met with her CCO yesterday to discuss a waitlist letter and her counselor got teary when they started talking about the boys results versus the girls at her school. She said that the girls results across the board were “devastating” and they could not have predicted it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have girl, boy twins. Final apps for both are pending but my son has received admissions that his sister has not despite his grades not being as strong. Also true among their friends with average boys getting admitted over girls with perfect grades.

As a woman it makes me secretly very frustrated.

That is until you DD is in college and now her “future husband”options are 3 out 10 students….

I’m sorry, but students are 18-22 in college. They are barely out of their teens. They are not looking for husbands.

Marriage may be too much at that age, but they likely will want to date. I cannot imagine social life at a college that is 70% female.

On Sara H’s application nation, every boy is getting in RD. Girls are generally not.

It’s actually quite stark and I hope they do some analysis of it. I’ve never seen so much gender imbalance or data laid out like this so blatantly.

Anonymous wrote:I have girl, boy twins. Final apps for both are pending but my son has received admissions that his sister has not despite his grades not being as strong. Also true among their friends with average boys getting admitted over girls with perfect grades.

As a woman it makes me secretly very frustrated.

The EO - Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Executive Order (EO) issued on Jan. 22, 2025 if applied as written no longer allows gender to be considered.

I would contact the University and ask if they are fully compliant with this EO.