Capaldi said UF admits applicants based on grades and test scores, not gender. Kolb said, however, more women have been accepted because admissions officials are placing more emphasis on grades and less on standardized tests. He said men tend to do better on tests than women, but women are better in classroom performance and overall grades than men. Even in colleges where women have been disproportionately outnumbered by men, they are starting to increase. It's just that women are not interested in engineering.
Most colleges are equal.
Associate professor in sociology Karen Pyke said although the increased number of females is a good thing, people need to look behind the numbers to see what goes on in the work force. She said women today need to attend college to make as much money as a male who only has a high school diploma. Inc. All Rights Reserved.