<p>This might be a stupid question that gets everybody all riled up…
How much weight does being female apply in terms of admissions to a male-heavy field?
Please don’t take this as me saying ‘Oh, I got a B but I’m a girl, so it doesn’t matter.’ I do not want to come across as such, but it is a serious question.
I’ve always thought it to be that if the admins were between a girl and a boy with similar stats and little differentiation, they would choose the girl if they were interested in a field in which women are the minority. Is this accurate at all?</p>