c123456 wrote:
Most of the east coast schools that I've been looking at (primarily UVA and Georgetown) seem to have fairly equal amounts of women and men attending.
I would be curious if any one has (statistically or anecdotally) any insights into whether business schools will weight applications differently based on gender? While of course that's just one part of the application and I'm sure GMAT, work experience, etc count for much much more, I am curious about whether schools actively try to balance the genders of their student body.
B-schools are constantly trying to increase their diversity and gender diversity is one among them, as it ethnicity, professional path and sexual orientation. But despite that, they maintain similar class statistics through the years, so I am sure they have quite a standardized class composition criteria to follow. Also, being a woman can make it easy for you, but it would not get you admission if the b-schools think you don't deserve it.
So you are right in your thinking. Your overall profile will still deeply matter to the adcom.