<p>I know all about the chess team. My kids play chess. One of mine was quite good and in the championship category. I’ve been going to chess tournaments for the past 10 years. I believe UMBC and UTexas-Dallas are the two schools that give chess scholarships. </p>
<p>Actually with many of the schools, you can come up with some reasonable theories as to why there is a dearth of one sex or the other. UMBC is one that I don’t get. Hopkins was also a surprise in terms of having more female applicants.</p>