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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any stats to back up this view?[/quote]

I know CMU admits a greater percentage of women than men; the disparity is greater than average.[/quote]

This is true of MIT but it’s not because they’re less selective with women; the female applicant pool is stronger over all so a higher percentage of them end up being admitted.[/quote]

Fewer women apply, and if they want even classes, a greater percentage will be admitted.[/quote]

Yes, but the fewer women who apply have better stats than the men on average.  So even if MIT (I use this as a example because the admissions office has been up front about these facts for years) didn’t look at the gender of incoming candidates when reviewing applications they’d still get a pretty well balanced class because the female applicants self select and the male ones don’t.  So it’s not “easier” to get into MIT as a woman, even if a higher percentage of the women who apply are accepted.[/quote]

Can someone please post the MIT source link?[/quote]

Everyone likes to think they are familiar with MIT ;)

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