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"  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve heard that it&amp;#039;s a lot more competitive to secure a college acceptance when you are a girl. How valid do you think this is and why might it be?&amp;quot; Rachel, 18, Milford, CT According to the U.S. Department of Education, 57 percent of students currently enrolled in college are female. In a sense it&amp;#039;s great news that girls have come such a long way to now be earning more college degrees than guys. But with many colleges trying to keep their enrollment numbers at an equal 50/50 guy-to-girl ratio, and with so many qualified girls out there, it just means it&amp;#039;s more competitive for a girl to get into her first-choice school. Because of this increased competition, it&amp;#039;s even more important that you put together a reasonable college list: one that has a few reach schools, a couple of competitive choices, and a few safeties. And just because tons of girls are now applying to college doesn&amp;#039;t mean we&amp;#039;ll get left in the dust. There are nearly 4,000 schools out there, so if you want to pursue a postsecondary education, you can rest assured there are plenty of great colleges that will be stoked to admit a few more fabulous ladies. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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