Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 13:34     Subject: Are schools allowed to use gender in admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because girls dominate college admissions now. They have stronger applications and do better overall. As a result, many colleges have more females than males (UVA is an example). So, they admit males at a higher rate to combat this. Good examples are Brown, Wesleyan, and Vassar.


Sounds like affirmative action. Trump & co. should get on this ASAP.


Troll score: 1

Demerits for trying too hard, being ridiculous on its face and flawed premise.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 13:32     Subject: Re:Are schools allowed to use gender in admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Asian girls, especially East Asian, completely smoke every other group at our school much to the ire of the Indian boy moms. The white boys at our school don’t even try to apply to UCs anymore unless they have a 3.9 /4.2 along with top leadership positions and then they are lucky to get into a mid tier UC for social sciences or humanities.

These girls are never leaders in elected positions, winning competitions or running the robotics club or getting NMS awards. They are getting perfect grades, doing more volunteer work, do band or lower key clubs, play ann instrument and writing essays that resonate more with admissions officers. For UCLA as an example, only 2 boys were admitted who were tippy top in Physics and Math. The rest of the UCLA admits were all East Asian girls who weren’t outstanding in any way. It’s very odd.


lol. As the mom of an Indian boy, I find this hilarious.

Shame on you for calling these girls not outstanding in any way. AOs are comparing all of the elements you mentioned and they pick who they want. That's how it goes.


They really aren’t. It happens every year. The list of kids winning awards, recognitions, school scholarships etc etc and the list of who got into UCLA and UCB do not overlap. It’s not just GPA or rigor either as most of the kids in the top category have highest rigor and perfect GPAs. It’s always these random dutiful drones that get accepted to the top UCs. They themselves are absolutely shocked.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 13:24     Subject: Re:Are schools allowed to use gender in admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Asian girls, especially East Asian, completely smoke every other group at our school much to the ire of the Indian boy moms. The white boys at our school don’t even try to apply to UCs anymore unless they have a 3.9 /4.2 along with top leadership positions and then they are lucky to get into a mid tier UC for social sciences or humanities.

These girls are never leaders in elected positions, winning competitions or running the robotics club or getting NMS awards. They are getting perfect grades, doing more volunteer work, do band or lower key clubs, play ann instrument and writing essays that resonate more with admissions officers. For UCLA as an example, only 2 boys were admitted who were tippy top in Physics and Math. The rest of the UCLA admits were all East Asian girls who weren’t outstanding in any way. It’s very odd.


UCs look at your grades heavily, and AP scores. They put less emphasis on ECs. Volunteer work, band, or "lower key" clubs, I don't see any problem with that. It's hard to argue getting perfect grades is not merit.

Take Lynbrook as an example, it's allegedly the most cutthroat public HS in CA. Yet 20% kids there are staright A students with 10+ AP. If a kid is getting 3.9 there, that is immediately a disqualifier.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 13:14     Subject: Re:Are schools allowed to use gender in admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Asian girls, especially East Asian, completely smoke every other group at our school much to the ire of the Indian boy moms. The white boys at our school don’t even try to apply to UCs anymore unless they have a 3.9 /4.2 along with top leadership positions and then they are lucky to get into a mid tier UC for social sciences or humanities.

These girls are never leaders in elected positions, winning competitions or running the robotics club or getting NMS awards. They are getting perfect grades, doing more volunteer work, do band or lower key clubs, play ann instrument and writing essays that resonate more with admissions officers. For UCLA as an example, only 2 boys were admitted who were tippy top in Physics and Math. The rest of the UCLA admits were all East Asian girls who weren’t outstanding in any way. It’s very odd.


lol. As the mom of an Indian boy, I find this hilarious.

Shame on you for calling these girls not outstanding in any way. AOs are comparing all of the elements you mentioned and they pick who they want. That's how it goes.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 13:12     Subject: Are schools allowed to use gender in admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, you know there are single sex college right?


Only for women, or those that identify as women.


There are all male colleges too.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 13:05     Subject: Re:Are schools allowed to use gender in admissions?
Asian girls, especially East Asian, completely smoke every other group at our school much to the ire of the Indian boy moms. The white boys at our school don’t even try to apply to UCs anymore unless they have a 3.9 /4.2 along with top leadership positions and then they are lucky to get into a mid tier UC for social sciences or humanities.

These girls are never leaders in elected positions, winning competitions or running the robotics club or getting NMS awards. They are getting perfect grades, doing more volunteer work, do band or lower key clubs, play ann instrument and writing essays that resonate more with admissions officers. For UCLA as an example, only 2 boys were admitted who were tippy top in Physics and Math. The rest of the UCLA admits were all East Asian girls who weren’t outstanding in any way. It’s very odd.