Is it easier for a girl to get accepted?

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Badge, I commend you for not slipping into that "it's easier for ICs to get in than the smarter, better prepared non-IC" faulty thinking that some have. THAT drives me insane, and I truly need no more help in that department.

If, as the stats say (and everyone knows about stats & manipulation of same), 12% of men and 12% of women get a nom & are 3Q & get the apptment, what are the scores of each gender? Which has the higher SAT/ACT? cgpa? athletic numbers (given that the expectations are not the same, but based on what the expectations are), etc. Are their scores also equal?

Thanks fencers, and I know the title asks, "Is it easier for a girl to get accepted" so I hesitated brining the IC component into the conversation for that very reason. It is a misguided notion that it is "easier" for an IC to get in (my DS is not an IC but has several friends/cadets that are). I'm getting ready to talk to a local family from our small town whose son has been approached by USAFA for football and have asked for advice. My wife and I have a lot to say to this young man and his family, but I'll promise you, the word "easy" is not one of them. But I will suggest this forum where they can be further enlightened about what's ahead.