<p>Hypothetically, if two students, a male and a female, were to apply to the same college and they had the same stats (and essay) and chose the same major (given that the major is non gender biased (ie. not something like engineering)), which one would have a better chance of being admitted?</p>
<p>The one who actually wrote the essay would be more likely to gain admission than the one who plagiarized it.</p>
<p>Ha!</p>
<p>yes.</p>
<p>which college? it makes a difference.</p>
<p>Scripps.. lol.</p>
<p>Seriously, though, I read an article saying that it is more difficult for women to gain admission than men, because (generally speaking) women push themselves more throughout high school, and so they have stronger stats. This might not seem like a problem, but most schools want to keep the male-female ration 50:50 ish, so it ends up that the talented females are all competing against each other. But, then again, that might have been US News, so whatever... Oh! And also the above mentioned doesn't matter at the really elite colleges, because at that level there are just as many qualified men applying.</p>
<p>to most top schools, the male will get in over the female..exceptions being schools that specialize more in the hard sciences and engineering. at LACs, males tend to have somewhat higher rates as well</p>
<p>Agreed. I guess, unless you're applying to some tech school, being a girl won't really help much.</p>
<p>i was thinking about that the other day
there are 5 males and 27 females in the top 10% of my high school class.
basically...there might be 1 male applying to school x and 4 females applying to school x. because they are from the same high school, the college will probably not accept them all. The male has a lot better chance of getting in than the lower ranking females in the situation, even if the male is ranked below one of those females.</p>
<p>Without question girls have a slightly harder time then guys because more girls apply and girls generally have better stats. Many schools like keeping it roughly 50 percent of each gender so guys more or less have a easier time but not significantly esp in the top schools</p>
<p>the guy because guys do better in college/life and make more money.....</p>
<p>im just jkin..... but seriously...</p>
<p>there are more women than men applying to college. So, the acceptance rate tends to be slightly higher for me. Unless, its a tech school like MIT where girls have 2x the acceptance rate as men.</p>
<p>Well, if you're applying to Harvard...</p>
<p>At LACs and Ivies I'd say boys have a definite edge in admissions. At tech schools, however, girls do. Basically, whichever gender has a higher percentage of students on campus is the one that has a more difficult time getting in.</p>
<p>At Ivies Male has a better chance. If you go thru their number the % wise more male got accepted than female.</p>
<p>There may be still time to get that sex change procedeure done, if your child is a freshman or a sophomore.</p>
<p>lol !</p>
<p>They'd probably either both get in or both get rejected.</p>
<p>This is From YALE University </p>
<p>C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who
applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2004. Include early decision, early action, and students
who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the
requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified
of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by
applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered
admission.
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 9,203
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied _ 10,479
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 1,000
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 958</p>
<p>That shows
% of Women Acceptances: 958/10479 = 9.14%
% of men Acceptances: 1000/9203 = 10.867%</p>
<p>I did the calculations as some on this board seems to have problem with GPA calculations.</p>
<p>I wonder if they find there are variable yield rates among male and female admits -- or if they pursue more male athletes.</p>
<p>true, but what percentage of all males do athletes make up?</p>