<p>I went to Loyola Chicago last year, where 65% of students are females and the admissions rates have been higher for females in recent years.</p>
<p>At a college info session last week, the person conducting the session used an analogy of building blocks in determining acceptance. To quote him, </p>
<p>"You're from North Dakota? You get a big block. From New York? Little block.</p>
<p>You play bassoon? Big block. Piano? Little block. Won a state competition for the piano? Maybe medium-sized block."</p>
<p>Gender can be a big advantage in determining who colleges are going to admit. They're striving for diversity in many senses of the word.</p>
<p>ChiSquare, I like your example of the blocks. We hear something similar at my son's HS. We live in a rural area -- no grocery stores, traffic lights. Some of our kids ride on a bus almost an hour to get to school. The mall is an hour away. Often colleges want to use that rural factor to add to diversity.</p>
<p>Barrons, I would apply if you're interested in Randolph. There's some big money at that school especially if you are a guy.</p>
<p>jazzymom- That website is perfect and so easy to use. Thanks for sharing it.</p>
<p>I'm a little old. I just follow it as it located in a town I spend time in.</p>
<p>Where is Randolph located?</p>
<p>Lynchburg, VA--about an hour south of UVa.</p>