Who Would a College Choose?

halcyonheather
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:21:11 +0000

Gender shouldn’t make a difference, except in the case of Caltech. (People have this idea that women are universally favored by all colleges, but many colleges [favor men](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/13/want-an-edge-in-college-admissions-see-the-schools-where-women-and-men-have-an-advantage/) because they have a disproportionately high number of women applying.)

I don’t think either of these students has done anything extraordinary enough to get into these three schools, which are some of the most competitive schools in the country. Student B has a better chance because he has higher grades, but that’s not saying much.