As they worded it, I don't think so. They included potential and leadership, in addition to experience. There's a judgment call on if that's less qualified or

As they worded it, I don't think so. They included potential and leadership, in addition to experience. There's a judgment call on if that's less qualified or more. If they said, "We'll weight GPA and test scores less for women" then it's lowering standards. They also don't say if the class size is growing or shrinking. At most schools it's growing dramatically, and probably was the case in the 90s when the study was done. It probably was not the case in the dot-com bust. My impression is that CMU, MIT and other top schools can increase the gender balance without sacrificing quality. The national challenge is can everyone else?