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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My white-Asian kid with an Asian last name, who wrote of his ethnic background in his personal statement, was accepted from Maryland to W&M, dual degree programme with St Andrews, International Relations major. He had a 4.6 wGPA and a 35 out of 36 on his ACT.

I think it's the stats, not the last name, OP. [/quote]

Look, I think the OP is overreacting, but you can't compare boy and girl stats. It is much easier for boys to get into college. There are significantly more girl applicants.[/quote]

Oh, please.  This really needs to be debunked.  It is a violation of federal law for [b]state colleges[/b] to take gender into account in undergraduate admissions.  Full stop.  Private colleges can do it, but state schools can't and the ones around here don't.

The admit rate to UVA by gender is virtually identical and long has been.  The admit rate for boys at both Tech and Maryland is actually LOWER than for girls.  The only one of the four where the admit rate for boys is higher is W&M (40 versus 35), but there are so many more girls applying there than boys that you have to wonder how similar the applicant pools really are.

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