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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These gender-disparate application specifics are not unique to W&M.  My older child applied to an Ivy a couple of years ago and the admissions and acceptance rates were wildly different by gender. Pretty much true everywhere.[/quote]

I don't believe for a minute that this is true.  It's easy enough to verify, though.  Identify the Ivy and provide a link to the numbers.

Yes, many colleges have more women applying than men.  [b]But few have W&M's disparity[/b], and most respond simply by accepting more women.    [/quote]

Interesting. I wonder why that is?

My DS is OOS at an extremely competitive high school (not in DC). He has a 3.0 GPA and a 1410 SAT, varsity athlete and OK but not great ECs. Is he competitive at all for W&M?[/quote]

It's because the school doesn't have an engineering school or a major Division I sports program.  It's always attracted more women than men.  JMU is the same way, but JMU doesn't favor men in admissions.  The numbers are easy to see.  Just google the school name and "common data set."

Years ago, in am interview, William & Mary defended the practice by saying "we're the College of William & Mary, not Mary & Mary."

Having said all that, they're not going to take a 3.0 out of state male applicant who isn't a recruited athlete, especially with those SATs.  They're barely average for the school.  Sorry, but no chance for your son.[/quote]

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