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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems to me that it doesn’t really have a bright future as a public school.  In a time of increased popularity for many Virginia public universities, William & Mary seems to be caught in a downward spiral. Its application numbers are stagnant, its female-male ratio is ridiculous, its acceptance rate has increased to almost 40 percent, its yield rate is terrible, it’s poorly positioned in terms of tech growth, it’s very expensive, and it’s now looking to increase (?) enrollment because it needs the bucks.  Discouraging my kid from applying.  Is it time for the school to consider becoming a private college or to affiliate with Tech or something?[/quote]

UNC and Emory have the same gender balance. [/quote]

For 2018 entering class, UVA was 57% female, VCU 64%, JMU 59%, Longwood 69%, CNU 56%, MWU 66%, Radford 59%, ODU 53%. Only male majority were VT at 55% male and VMI at 83% male. GMU was 50/50. UNC-CH was 59% female.  National is close to 58 percent.
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+1. My son is applying to WM and SLACs. I told him to enjoy the one time in his life that he will Ben’s for from affirmative action.  His sister works harder and has better grades. Should have equivalent test scores. And will have a harder time in college admissions because she isn’t looking at hardcore STEM.

[b]College admissions is where you really see the results of girls having earlier prefrontal cortex development and better executive functioning. [/b]
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And the feminization of the American education system.  We have had 'girl' programs for the past 20 years while the boys continue to fall behind.[/quote]

W&M alum here, and though it's un-PC to say, I think the above is contributing to W&M's "decline," as PPs are calling it.  There are more girls interested in W&M than boys, making it EXTREMELY competitive, especially for OOS girl applicants.  Boys definitely get a huge bump in admissions (I think 50% of guys get in ED, IIRC), but the vast majority don't end up matriculating.  So you have the gender imbalance to start, plus a lack of sports teams (football games were mainly attended by townies and families with small kids; very few students) and that ends up affecting the courses offered, student programming, etc.  Don't get me wrong, W&M is a great place, but it's not attracting boys in droves (which made a lot of girls who came to campus for their MRS degree rather unhappy!).[/quote]

Yep.  No sports and no engineering school makes W&M less attractive to boys.  [/quote]

W&M has sports.  It has sent many football players to the NFL.  And there’s Coach Tomlin and Coach McDermott.  And the best assistant coach in college football at LSU.  Are you that dumb?[/quote]

Are you that dumb that you missed the context?  W&M doesn't have big-time sports.  The type of sports that generate and fuel school spirit and bring a college community together.  [b]Avg. attendance for W&M football is 9,00[/b]0 vs. 60,000 for VA Tech.  JMU averages 21,000.  [/quote]

But W&M only has 6000 students.  It's a liberal arts college atmosphere, not a bi-directional or big state U. W&M has a very cohesive college community.

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Wake Forest has 6,400 students and Duke has 6,600.  Don't have to be big state U to have major sports.  Sports provide a big part of the experience at both of those higher ranked schools.  [/quote]

But they are in the ACC, a "Power 5" conference with the biggest TV contracts.  W&M is not going to be joining a Power 5 conference.    [/quote]

it was invited to years ago, but said no.  Probably a dumb move.[/quote]

I don't think so.  Can you cite a reputable source?[/quote]

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