Georgia Tech-Most unbalanced male-female ratio school

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<p>Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>--Other school initiatives aimed at improving student life include the administration's efforts to boost female enrollment at the school. Historically, female enrollment at engineering institutions has been quite low, and Georgia Tech is no exception. With about twice as many male students as females, Georgia Tech has one of the most unbalanced male-to-female ratios of any co-ed university. However, this is slowly changing, presumably due to the university's growing liberal arts programs, as well as outreach programs to encourage more female high school students to consider careers in science and engineering, such as the "Women In Engineering" program. As of Spring 2007, the freshman class of 2006–2007 had a ratio of 68.8% to 31.2%.[37] The highest freshman ratio in the past few years (counting only Fall and Spring semesters)[38] was Spring 2006, with a ratio of 70.5% to 29.5%</p>

<p>Wow, the ratio of Male 70.5% and Female 29.5% does sound like unbalanced. Does that mean that "female" student has a better chances at Georgia Tech than does "male" student?</p>

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<p>When I was considering Georgia Tech in 1975 there were 10,000 students of whom 200 were women. At least it's better than that now!</p>

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<p>the parties there must be terrible. drexel is kinda like that but i don't think its as bad</p>

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<p>But as a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (another science college with a low co-ed ratio) hilariously said, 'the gender ratio shouldn't be an overwhelming concern, unless you have the need to meet or date someone during class.'</p>

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<p>As they say about GT, "The odds are good, but the goods are odd"</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech is veritably crawling with women compared to Milwaukee School of Engineering, which is around 12% female.</p>

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<p>I think there are harsher male/female ratios at Stevens, WPI, Clarkson, and Rose-Hulman.</p>

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<p>Kettering is 84/16. One of the (many) reasons it dropped off my list.</p>

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<p>Rochester Institute of Technology 75% male</p>

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<p>Aporopos reply #7; yeah, but WPI is just down the street from Assumption College. And Worcester State College and Clark University are very nearby, not to mention the greator Boston area less than 1 hour away. Plenty of gender integration all around the area.</p>

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<p>Well,, but can anyone answer my question? -which was "Does that mean that "female" student has a better chances at Georgia Tech than does "male" student?"</p>

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<p>I actually have friends who went there, and they would always complain that everyone is partying all the time and that it's not uncommon to have a drunk naked guy running down their hallway.</p>

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<p>Yes, it would be easier for women to get in. If you look at the statistics at somewhere like MIT, even there, it is easier to get in for women.</p>

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<p>Bentley89 ---thanks</p>

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<p>You could probably find it on the Common Data set. I don't have a link(sorry), but you can find it very easily with google.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.irp.gatech.edu/Common_Data_Set_2006/Comm_Data_Set_C.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.irp.gatech.edu/Common_Data_Set_2006/Comm_Data_Set_C.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here's the link</p>

<p>men and women seem to be admitted in almost the same ratio to their applications, so maybe it isn't easier at Georgia Tech</p>