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OP, are you referring to the NYT article about boys being slightly favored in admissions because girls tend to present better profiles? This has been going on for decades.
Only a few boy-heavy programs favor girls, the rest favor boys. 
And the article goes on to explain that some colleges and universities responded with creating a very sporty atmosphere, with the result that most intellectuals were girls, and most athletes were boys... and this was not conducive to a healthy environment on campus. It is associated with hook-up culture, where girls feel pressured into forms of relationships they don't necessarily wish.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/magazine/men-college-enrollment.html

My Humanities Asian son did well at W&M (got into the dual programme with St Andrews), but ultimately chose a larger university.

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no, I heard this from a variety of sources and then looked at the common data set.  some schools are getting 20-30% more applications from girls.[/quote]

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