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		FormerBandmate on Aug 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Caltech, long a bastion of male students, enrolls ... It seems like there is actually some affirmative action for men going on at Caltech, the exact opposite of what he claimed. Check out the acceptance rates, it’s double for men https://www.clarkecollegeinsight.com/blog/how-to-get-into-ca...

HideousKojima on Aug 27, 2024 [–]

"The overall acceptance rate for women was 4.5%, and the overall acceptance rate for men was 1.9%."

I think you misread this?

Edit: the transfer acceptance rate is even more imbalanced in favor of women

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