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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because girls dominate college admissions now. They have stronger applications and do better overall. As a result, many colleges have more females than males (UVA is an example). So, they admit males at a higher rate to combat this. Good examples are Brown, Wesleyan, and Vassar.[/quote] It is Catch-22. Girls do not want to matriculate at a school with a lot more girls than boys, so many colleges try to limit their gender imbalance. This means girls have a harder time being admitted with equal academics. Girls also want admissions with identical academics as boys to be equally probable. Boys (as a group) underperform girls (as a group) academically nationwide. Athletics gave boys an admissions advantage over girls many years ago, but not as much now due to Title IX. It is impossible to square that circle. [/quote]
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