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Female Applicants

Commenting on the quality of these women
Mr. Ern states: "The overall attainment of the
female applicants is very impressive
academically and extracurricularly. It was a
horrendous task for the committee to select a
diverse group."

Although the statistics for next year's
entering class have not yet been compiled, Mr.
Ern reports "The average girl's College Boards
are in the low 600's and she ranks in the top
decile of her class."

The number of female applicants has also
caused a shift in the percentage of out-of-state
students. For many years the number of
Virginians averaged around 55 per cent of the
student body. This year, with 80 per cent of
last spring's female applicants being Virginia
residents, the ratio has jumped to 64 per cent.