<p>STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Psych is a social science and doesn’t qualify as STEM at most schools. Good luck!</p>
<p>At my university when they split up the College of Arts and Sciences into the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the College of Science, they opted to put psychology in the College of Science. I am also a mentor for a STEM program for freshmen/sophomores encouraging them to get involved in science research. This includes units by professors in physics, math, chemistry, biology, and psychology. Some psychology is much less “scientific,” (think Freud), but a lot of psychology today is an experimental science. Don’t be so quick to discount it as a science until you have seen some of the research going on in the field.</p>
<p>As for the STEM advantages for females, this mostly does go for fields in which females are under-represented. This means physics, math, chemistry, engineering, CS. In fields where women already have very strong representations, like biology and psychology, there will be less of this, if you are talking college admissions. However, I think any perceived “bonuses” for being female in these areas are small in most cases. If you are looking past college, though, women are under-represented in these fields across the board in research and academia, but you can’t expect your gender to push you over the edge for graduate school admissions.</p>
<p>Thanks, guys. </p>
<p>By the way, I’m not looking for a “boost” to push me over the edge, but it is nice to know where you stand. I was more curious because I heard about likely letters, which usually go to STEM candidates. I’m not expecting a likely letter (or even to get in), but I just like to get a general idea of the process. </p>
<p>One thing though. I want to major in psychology to become a psychiatrist. I mean, I’m going in a different direction than a lot of psychology students (I don’t know actually; there could more than I’m expecting).</p>
<p>If I get a sex change, will it be easier for me to get into Harvard as a biochem major? </p>
<p><em>sarcasm</em></p>
<p>if only I was a black, native american female who was also a first generation college student going into engineering. I would get in everywhere…</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>10 char</p>
<p>Enough with the sarcasm. Geez. It’s harder for girls as a whole to get into college than guys anyway, so you need to chill out.</p>
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<p>False. Girls benefit from affirmative action the most.</p>
<p>Many colleges have more women than men, so it is often slightly easier for men to get in, unless a woman is going into a field where women are underrepresented.</p>
<p>@Repede</p>
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<p>Y bring up facts to repede? </p>
<p>It never works</p>
<p>There are specific types of schools girls can benefit applying to where there are fewer girls applying overall. These mainly fall under the engineering category rather than STEM where the schools have a shortage of female applicants.</p>
<p>Liberal Arts colleges are on the other extreme where way too many girls are applying and as it it stands many LACs are closer to 56-58% female. So male applicants will benefit from applying to LACs.</p>
<p>Public universities are getting over 50% female since many of them are accepting strictly based on academic credentials. So there is a lot more competition for female applicants in schools where they are trying to keep the ratio of male to female equal by some arbitrary balancing. I would suggest William and Mary is definitely in this category.</p>
<p>In the STEM fields, girls have an easier time.</p>
<p>Last time I checked my math tests are graded on the same standards as the guys’…staying in is more important than getting in.</p>
<p>^^Evidence please?</p>