I often hear (and sometimes think) that EA is still “mostly students” and that means we need to outreach to “actual adults” more. I checked, and 45% of my Twitter followers (EA-heavy, I think) thought the average was 25 or lower.
If EAG attendance is anything to go by, this picture seems basically false. The median EAG attendee is 28.2 years old (mean 29.2). EAGx is not that far behind, with a mean of 27. The average age of the 2022 EA survey respondent was 26.
I’m glad to see some actual facts to counteract what seems to be a false narrative. Is the median applicant age similar to the median attendee age? I’m wondering if in the application/admissions process there might affect this.
I often hear (and sometimes think) that EA is still “mostly students” and that means we need to outreach to “actual adults” more. I checked, and 45% of my Twitter followers (EA-heavy, I think) thought the average was 25 or lower.
If EAG attendance is anything to go by, this picture seems basically false. The median EAG attendee is 28.2 years old (mean 29.2). EAGx is not that far behind, with a mean of 27. The average age of the 2022 EA survey respondent was 26.
I’m glad to see some actual facts to counteract what seems to be a false narrative. Is the median applicant age similar to the median attendee age? I’m wondering if in the application/admissions process there might affect this.
See my reply to Vaidehi :)
Does median age change a lot when you look at total applicants vs accepted applicants? Do EAG(x)’s aim for any kind of age quotas?
For EAG:
Mean age rejected = 28.7
Median age rejected = 26.1
So yes, a bit.
We don’t aim for age quotas.
Do you count PhD students as students? (although I reckon the main concern is that we have too many undergraduate students)
On the naïve (false) view, no, I mostly meant undergraduates.