<p>I believe a year or two ago there was an article regarding acceptance rates of guys vs. girls to certain colleges. It mentioned BC as being a college that had higher acceptance rate for boys than girls. Does this hold true today?</p>
<p>No ones got the answer?</p>
<p>I don't know for sure if it is easier for guys to get in than girls, but the girls at BC are incredibly high achieving. Many of my professors are noticing the trend. There are many more girls than boys in advanced classes, honors seminars, and the honors program. In fact, in many of my honors classes two-third of the students are girls. BC wants a balanced class. It would be a nightmare if you get something like 70/30 female/male ratio. The dorms would have to be rearranged, the RAs would have to be hired differently, there would be changes in bathroom and restrooms; logistically, it just sucks overall to have a large disproportion of any one group. Finally, it would make recruitment of new students, most of whom desire a balance in gender, difficult.</p>
<p>Maybe if you're applying to the Connell School Of Nursing, lol.</p>
<p>With the exception of engineering-type programs (and perhaps the military academies), it's easier for guys to get in nearly everywhere. Girls have better grades in general. Search teh Parent forum and you'll find many threads on it.</p>
<p>My oldest son was at BC before transferring elsewhere, and those two years he was there the girl/boy ratio was about 65/35. My youngest is applying there and said he saw where it still is a majority of girls though I think it is not as heavily girls as it once was. So, I suppose they might be looking for more highly qualified boys. However I think that is a trend across the board in nearly every university/college. US News and World Report did a very interesting spread on this very subject. You should try to google it, it was actually really fascinating.</p>