@marysidney, W&M is a highly selective school and not easy to get into. Like UVA, it keeps its enrollment to about 2/3 instate, 1/3 out of state. It may be slightly easier for a male student to get into W&M than a female student. The reason for this is that W&M receives so many more applicants from females, and it tries to keep its student body ratio 50:50. Each year at my kids’ high school we hear about students who get into W&M and not UVA, and students who get into UVA and not W&M. There are also cases where students get into both and cases where students are denied at both.
Both UVA and W&M pride themselves on their holistic approach to admissions. Both have good financial aid, but the FA process has undergone some changes at both. Best of luck to your son!