Does W&M discriminate against girls?

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<p>Here<em>to</em>Help, Simpson’s Paradox is another good suggestion. If a huge number of females apply to the humanities, but few to the sciences, there could be a low admit rate for humanities applicants and a high admit rate for sciences. This could result in a lower overall admit rate for females than males even if males and females have the same admit rate department-by-department. </p>

<p>I just checked the W&M supplement to the Common App to see what it says. While it asks for areas of interest, it claims that this is not taken into account in the admissions process. </p>

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Check the boxes next to your primary areas of academic interest (no more than three). Please note that undergraduate students are not required to declare their major field of study or concentration until they have achieved junior standing. The preferences indicated below are useful, however, for academic advising and other purposes. These preferences are non-binding and have no bearing on the admission process.

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