<p>do males have an advantage in the admissions process because of this ratio?</p>
<p>Someone in another thread posted that males have a 15% better chance of getting in (except to Stern or Tisch). Here's the quote:</p>
<p>nathanmc:
"One thing the admissions rep told me suprised me: As a male, I have around a 15% better chance of being admitted to any school but Stern and Tisch. Interesting, huh?"
from: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=381528%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=381528</a> (currently the second to last post)</p>
<p>Call the admissions office if you want an official answer.</p>
<p>hm, good to know! thank you kinda sir</p>
<p>hey lemme know wut the answer is? thanks!</p>
<p>Wow, %15 more chance.</p>
<p>It must be like 30% easier for a minority male to get into NYU.</p>
<p>what if you are a male native american from idaho.</p>
<p>What? That doesn't sound true. I'm pretty sure the stats on the NYU website show that boys have an even lower admission rate....that many more girls apply.</p>
<p>If many more girls apply, that would suggest that boys do have an advantage.</p>
<p>no, you're wrong. i can't find the fact sheet now, but i remember seeing it before i was accepted. here's a comparable situation: school x has a frosh class of 5000. the ratio is 60 40 girls/boys. that means there are 3000 spots for girls and 2000 for boys. say 8000 girls applied and 6000 boys applied. for simplicity's sake, pretend everyone who was accepted decided to go. That means the acceptance rate for girls was 37.5% and the acceptance rate for boys was only 30%. Though there aren't a set amount of 'spots' for boys and girls (to my knowledge), that's how it works out.</p>
<p>essr181, i dont understand why you say those spots are reserved for certain sexes. For probabilities' sake, maybe. But the facts are these:</p>
<p>total undergrad fact sheet 2006-2007</p>
<p>Enrollment by Sex
Number Percent
Male 8,046 38.4%
Female 12,919 61.6%
Total 20,965 100.0%</p>
<p>source: <a href="http://www.nyu.edu/ir/factbook/2006-2007/totalugrad.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.nyu.edu/ir/factbook/2006-2007/totalugrad.php</a></p>
<p>A higher number of men ENROLL, it says nothing about how many apply. If they wanted more to enroll they would accept more, thus increasing a male's chances. </p>
<p>correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>oh wow, didn't even see this. this is for those who applied for the fall 2006 term. </p>
<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 13,815
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 21,633
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 4,885
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 7,957
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 1,812
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 12
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 2,895
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 21</p>
<p>wow I am wrong. contrary to common sense, the acceptance rate for men was approx 35, and that for women was approx 36.</p>
<p>The 15% advantage statement could be correct since Stern and Tisch are the most selective and more males apply to both. So, if you're interested in Tisch (like me) or Stern, you're at a disadvantage. However, if a guy is interested in the other schools, they have an advantage.</p>