Isn't this basically saying "we're admitting more, less qualified females and fewer more qualified (relatively) males". I used to think exactly like you when I

Isn't this basically saying "we're admitting more, less qualified females and fewer more qualified (relatively) males". I used to think exactly like you when I was much younger. And I thought I was one of those "more qualified" guys. Now I observe that if MIT's goal is to admit students who will use technology to make a positive contribution in society, filling the class with men who are "smart" in exactly one dimension ... is not the best way to achieve that goal. To put it another way, if you want to maximize future impact, trading in 100 Math SAT points for 100 EQ points is an excellent deal. And don't even start on "equality." If you're even thinking about MIT, you've had a hugely unequal leg up in the global birth sweepstakes.