<p>Why on earth would one assume the only reason men prefer to be around women as well as men is because of dating? Sheesh. both of my daughters have plenty of friends who are guys and we have a house full of guys around here all of the time, and no sons. Just guys. Friends.</p>
<p>It is actually more insulting to the young men out there than the young women to assume this is the only reason they prefer an atmosphere with both men and women.</p>
<p>ETA: nobody from Kenilworth wants to go to MIT. :p</p>
<p>It’s also not limited to LACs, but also Arts & Sciences centered universities…including the Ivies. </p>
<p>According to one senior Prof. who worked with undergrad admissions in evaluating applications, if that Ivy’s undergraduate Arts & Sciences College didn’t give a boost to male applicants, that college’s M/F ratio could have easily tipped into something like 30/70 or even 20/80. </p>
<p>There’s also been much pixels burned on the interwebs by some women’s groups decrying this trend. </p>
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<p>In my neck of the woods, it’s better to be considered a nerd rather than a geek. The former denotes someone with high intellect/academic achievement. The latter does not. </p>
<p>Heard it may be different in other areas/social circles.</p>
<p>LOL. No I don’t want MIT admitting girls only as date bait. But I do think school in general are more attractive to most applicants when they look more like the general population. </p>
<p>I actually was a bit taken aback when every single alum that appeared at a local MIT info night was in investment banking. Thinking about it, I did realize our NY location probably had a lot to do with it, but I remember sort of thinking, I really don’t want my kid to go to MIT if he’s just going to end up in IB. (This was just before the 2008 collapse of the banks.)</p>
<p>The people in the book “Science Fair Season” are real people, as far as I can determine. A number of them are named–perhaps they all are (can’t recall). I share alh’s concern about the privacy of educational records, with respect to the applicant.</p>
<p>Well, yeah, poetgrl. The tendency of applicants to copy apparently successful strategies would worry me in this case. The particular young man knew what he was doing. Others might not.</p>
<p>I’m seeing Taylor Wilson on the web- now at Univeristy of Nevada, Reno. You can look at his Wiki entry. If Chris wrote the blog in Nov, 2010, Taylor, b 1994, would have been an appplicant at a younger than usual age-? If that’s the guy (other refs to him being rejected by MIT.) You can also find refs calling him a nuclear prodigy, stating he’s on a lucrative grant for his research and has a TED video.</p>
<p>I wonder at what point he became somewhat public, with regard to using his name? I don’t know this is the same guy.</p>
<p>But Popular Science says his reactor would barely heat a cup of coffee. So, poetgrl, no need to ground her-?</p>
<p>There’s always a party-pooping parent in every crowd. :D</p>
<p>So much for the possibilities of her being the next supreme leader of nation on the make with a talent for winning eating contests or President with an offensive manner and disco '70s fashion sense. :D</p>
<p>I Googled “Student builds nuclear reactor in garage” and apparently it’s been done by maybe 60 people around the world (not all of them hs students).</p>
<p>poetgrl: There were a series of posts from mothers about their daughters encountering sexist behavior on HS science teams. Then it is suggested girls be admitted to MIT because it makes the boys happy. To me, this is looking at admissions from the “male eye”</p>
<p>As in most things, I am probably just over-thinking. and humorless.</p>
<p>I think there are lots of excellent reasons for coed campuses and one is to have access to sex partners as well as friends.</p>
<p>adding:
still very interested in LFs previous post about possible impact of the male team sports model on admissions, etc</p>
<p>I am not interested in why he wasn’t admitted. My question is whether his privacy was violated. Are the contents of a college application and admissions decisions supposed to be confidential?</p>
<p>collegealum314, you know I am your good friend! For intellectual consistency, I feel obliged to point out that in post #1689, you seem to be making fun of people from an affluent suburb. (or maybe three of those icons)</p>
<p>I was wondering earlier today whether I should be rushing to the defense of the down-trodden uber-rich, should any come to my attention. I would. (Not saying that affluent suburbanite = uber-rich)</p>
<p>Regarding “date bait”, my daughter happens to be very beautiful. And, while not out at school, she is gay. So I guess these STEM colleges should not admit her because she doesn’t increase the dating pool for the men… I better get on the phone today to Harvey Mudd and let them know so they don’t unfairly admit her in place of a straight girl who might provide a date to a boy who goes on to excel in a STEM field. Sheesh.</p>
To me, this is looking at admissions from the “male eye”</p>
(or maybe three of those icons)</p>