Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 23:13     Subject: Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.


What does this mean?


It's difficult to be non-offensive, but since you ask, for example, an Asian girl who captains the softball/pom/cheer team.

Which stereotypes do white students need to go against?


You need to be poor.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 08:22     Subject: Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The ones who go against stereotypes, including racial stereotypes.


What does this mean?


It's difficult to be non-offensive, but since you ask, for example, an Asian girl who captains the softball/pom/cheer team.

Which stereotypes do white students need to go against?


Stop baiting.


That's not baiting, booboo

Answer the question
NP
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 08:12     Subject: Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. Girls at my kid’s nonfeeder private have had a tougher time in RD during recent years. T-20 RD admits for girls have been rare. Girls in my kid’s crowd all did EA, ED, ED2, and even there, boys seemed to do better. Not a complete surprise because the girls also were more likely to be in the top 10% of the class and not only had their intra-school competition but competition with their similar peers at other schools as well. It’s not fair and I’m saying this as the parent of a boy who may have benefitted from the current state of things.


So depressing. I don’t understand it.




It is depressing but it is perfectly understandable, just a numbers game.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 08:09     Subject: Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. Girls at my kid’s nonfeeder private have had a tougher time in RD during recent years. T-20 RD admits for girls have been rare. Girls in my kid’s crowd all did EA, ED, ED2, and even there, boys seemed to do better. Not a complete surprise because the girls also were more likely to be in the top 10% of the class and not only had their intra-school competition but competition with their similar peers at other schools as well. It’s not fair and I’m saying this as the parent of a boy who may have benefitted from the current state of things.


So depressing. I don’t understand it.

Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 07:24     Subject: Re:Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Anonymous wrote:Mine got into a top 20 in 2024 RD.


Major?
Hook?
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 07:22     Subject: Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Interesting question. Girls at my kid’s nonfeeder private have had a tougher time in RD during recent years. T-20 RD admits for girls have been rare. Girls in my kid’s crowd all did EA, ED, ED2, and even there, boys seemed to do better. Not a complete surprise because the girls also were more likely to be in the top 10% of the class and not only had their intra-school competition but competition with their similar peers at other schools as well. It’s not fair and I’m saying this as the parent of a boy who may have benefitted from the current state of things.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 06:54     Subject: Re:Anecdotal stories of girls doing well in RD

Mine got into a top 20 in 2024 RD.