<p>UvaHoo87,</p>
<p>First, to your point about VMI: show me the money. In 2008 VMI, despite having nearly 10 TIMES as many males apply as females (1440 males versus only 160 females), admitted 53 percent of the males and 57 percent of the females, a much less significant difference than any given year for William and Mary. And going back another year, despite again having nearly ten times as many male applicants, VMI actually admitted a GREATER percentage of males than females! </p>
<p>As I said before, show me ONE state college in America where the disparity is as consistently glaring as it is for William and Mary and I will concede my point.</p>
<p>As for your high school play analogy, it can easily be turned right on its head. I would think most people would agree that, when it comes to high school plays (especially musicals), the girls in the major roles are usually the star performers. Why? They have more competition.</p>