<p>Jags861-</p>
<p>Everybody in Virginia knows that W&M has had the higher averages, medians and 25-75 ranges for the past 10-20 years. Comparing 2006 UVa SAT stats to 2005 W&M ones won’t change that. From what I can see, the UVa distribution is skewed down in the first deviation below its mean leading to an average score of 1325 whereas W&M’s distribution is a bit more normal leading to an average of 1360. I’m sure the upper range at W&M will be higher than 1490 when they release the 2006 entering stats. Also, W&M’s high school rank number was distorted this year by a phase-in of a new policy at certain high schools that W&M draws from to not report rank. Before this phase-in, W&M’s number was typically around 89%.</p>
<p>As for the OOS number, this is a very valid measure of quality that is used to compare certain elite publics to peer group privates. Unfortunately, I’ve never seen the UNC OOS number published anywhere so I’m gonna have to chalk that up to heresay. I know this frustrates you as does the fact that W&M is the only Colonial College in the South but these are facts that cannot be discounted. Sorry.</p>