Ok, so after reading through all these posts, I've come up with a few conclusions... 1. I must attend the only college in the country with "normal" people in its CS program. None of us are particularly socially challenged, we all have good hygiene, and all of the women in the major are treated with respect (no creepy stalker types). We're just people with the same habits and drinking problems as any college student. Brings to mind a quote from the recent IBM programming contest..."Oh God, we're going to lose...we're the only normal looking team in the room." 2. We can continue the debate of whether the lack of women in the field is due to gender differences or social pressure all freaking night, but the chances are that nothing is going to be solved on this forum. 3. The only good answer is that everyone should be left to decide their own fate and profession. --cross_shot