Any advantage to a female Chem/Math applicant?

lowdenf23c
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:07:26 +0000

My D’s top choices are Amherst and Williams. She finally decided to apply ED to Amherst. She’ll get no “points” for her demos (caucasian, NY State), but her extras are:

4 years (and current President) of HS Community Service club, which is affiliated with a National Service Club

2 weeks of Habitat for Humanity camp

National Honor Society

Math Honor Society

Italian Honor Society (President)

Science Olympiad

Orchestra/ Concert Band (clarinet)

4 years volleyball; 2 years softball

earned 6 college credits at Ivy League summer program (B+ in both 3 credit courses, including Comparitive Physiology)

She loves Bio, Chem and Math and could major in any of them. We have our fingers crossed. We know she’s got a track record that’ll get her into a good school, but when I look at the Amherst ED numbers and try to estimate how many legacies, athletes, and URMs they’ll admit…well, who knows. That’s why I was wondering if her interest in Chem or Math could be a small advantage.

Thanks for any insight. Much appreciated…

lowdenf23c

Anyway