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molliebatmit · 04-12-2008, 05:43 PM

The female experience at MIT is very much like the male experience at MIT. I wrote a blog entry on the subject once (here), but I never felt that being female at MIT was a big deal.

In admissions, fewer women than men apply, but the admitted class is usually pretty close to 50/50. The admissions office's stand on this is that female applicants to MIT are more self-selected than male applicants, and therefore are more likely to be admitted. There is not, however, any different admissions process for women vs. men.

04-12-2008, 05:43 PM	#2
molliebatmit Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 5,660	The female experience at MIT is very much like the male experience at MIT. I wrote a blog entry on the subject once (here), but I never felt that being female at MIT was a big deal. In admissions, fewer women than men apply, but the admitted class is usually pretty close to 50/50. The admissions office's stand on this is that female applicants to MIT are more self-selected than male applicants, and therefore are more likely to be admitted. There is not, however, any different admissions process for women vs. men.