[ladyjane]

What's going to happen to the young men in this country who are denied college educations because some young girl gets a full scholarship to play lacrosse and study 19th century lesbian literature?

LOL. Actually the college admission situation is working to the advantage of young men. There is such a high percentage of women applying to college that the admission offices have different standards depending on the sex of the applicant. Boys with less than stellar scores and GPAs are accepted whereas a girl would not be. Admissions offices really want male applicants. It's a marketing advantage these days to have a gender balance.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Would that were true. But it doesn't seem to be the case.

Your reasoning implies there's a smaller applicant pool for males than females. But they're equal.

A 60/40 college enrollment split in favor of girls exists today -- they're admitting 20% more girls than boys from an equal number of applicants. Period.