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<p>"Percentage of Admitted Females Raises Questions
By Sarah Marzen
Copy Editor
The female to male admit ratio at Caltech has risen steadily over the past four years, even though the percentage of applicants that are female has stayed steady at around 25%. </p>
<p>Four years ago, Caltech admitted females and males at roughly the same rates, and the admitted class was 28.5% female. This year, Caltech reached an all-time high: females were admitted at nearly three times the rate of males, and the percentage of admitted females hit 45%.</p>
<p>For many students, the increase in the percentage of admitted females is cause for celebration.</p>
<p>But in lounges, hallways, at Chandler, and behind closed doors, people speculate as to why the ratio of women to men is climbing. Could it be that Caltech’s notoriously meritocratic admissions process is practicing some form of affirmative action?</p>
<p>“No,” said Ray Prado, interim Admissions Director. “It’s all in recruitment.” Caltech’s admissions process, he said, has no favoritism towards women or minorities or anybody else. “Our admissions process ensures that we admit the best prepared applicants.” Caltech students and faculty directly help decide the incoming freshmen class, unlike at any other college. Student and faculty involvement is prized by Admissions staffers, according to Prado, and helps safeguard the meritocracy of the admissions process."</p>