elephant in the room ...

ccuser18
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:58:51 +0000

@surprised, this point was already made but you cannot merely say a hypothetical where all other things are equal. There are dozens of factors that go into the decision. If 51% of students are female, yes, all else equal a male candidate might get accepted. However, two candidates are never identical. Two people on CC with a 2350 are not automatically equals (I know you didn’t claim this. I just do not think it is wise for waitlisted or future applicants to try to justify the decision; it is impossible, we are not admission officers. Pinning it on any one thing would provide false comfort.

@somnambulant, that is a very fair point. What I was saying earlier is just that the typical applicant who doesn’t apply for FA may also have the resources to put together a solid application (tutoring for tests, more activities available, etc). But yes, it does look like the trend is in the OP’s favor.