UVA and W&M are similar in admissions. GPAs are very similar, UVA is somewhat higher in class rank (% in top 10% – although only about 30% or so now submit rank), and W&M is bit higher on SAT vs UVA College of Arts and Sciences in data I saw (Engineering at UVA now has higher average SAT than W&M and UVA Arts and Sciences). Both schools are probably a bit easier for males, perhaps more so at W&M ( they both are now about 56%/44% M/F).