<p>At selective LACS, which tend to receive more applications from young women than from young men, being male is an advantage, not a disadvantage. Also, it’s Asians who are at a disadvantage when applying to college, not whites. megan12, is your son Asian?</p>
<p>The percentage of African Americans and Hispanics in top colleges is lower than their percentage in the population. Even if the ones who apply get an edge in the admissions process, their admission does not explain why so many whites are not admitted.</p>
<p>If colleges did not favor sports over non-athletic extra-curricular activities and ignored race in the admissions process, the percentages of Asian students on elite college campuses would be much higher and the percentage of whites much lower. </p>
<p>I’ve never understood why colleges don’t seem to feel they “need” to have the best orchestra, enroll the next great actor, compete in speech and debate, or recruit student journalists who will win the next Pacemaker award for the college, but yet they “need” to recruit athletes.</p>