<p>Does anyone know whether admissions accepts a certain number of students from each state. I'm wondering how many people from vermont usually get accepted.</p>
<p>i don't think they'll admit to a certain quota, although the northeast states are the most heavily represented, by far. i'm not sure about vermont specifically though.</p>
<p>twink is right, No school will ever to admit anything even close to resembling a state quota. However, if you are still curious, think of the situation like this: What school (especially the most diverse ivy) is ever going to want 70% of its freshmen pool all from the same state? chances are they probably have similar perspectives (i.e. Everything from Mass. will PROBABLY be liberal). the only schools that accept a majority of its own are state's school and some unknown sheltered LACs.</p>
<p>In case you are curious, NY have around 25%~30% representation.</p>
<p>Delfire,</p>
<p>thanks! i was actually just thinking about that --the representation of NY residents. i was hoping it'd give me somewhat of a boost (even if by 0.1%). yeah! that makes my day! :)</p>
<p>It doesn't make your chances better. A lot more people from NY apply so more get in. It doesn't mean the acceptance rate is higher; in fact, it could be lower.</p>
<p>bleh......</p>
<p>I can't imagine TOO many people applying from Michigan.</p>
<p>More in Michigan than in Alabama. ;)</p>
<p>As for the non-northeastern states that are typically very well represented in the Ivy League, they include Michigan, California, Ohio, Illinois, and Texas.</p>
<p>Joey</p>
<p>Too bad, netshark.</p>
<p>Would NC be considered an under-represented state? (Not from Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro/ville)</p>
<p>I live in Oregon... not sure how that affects me.</p>
<p>what about florida? aren't there a lot of floridians at ivies?</p>
<p>Florida is a populous state so I'd assume that there are a good bit of apps, but not as many from Oregon (and NC, I hope).</p>
<p>i wish living in ny made my chances better...</p>
<p>A quick reminder to everyone (Especially Bluesteel4PETIT):</p>
<p>Living/Going-To-Schools in NY CAN work both ways:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>It can help you because Columbia have a greater NY representation. Greater chances of getting in. (Maybe)</p></li>
<li><p>It can be detrimental to your chances because so many people from NY are applying.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Final Conclusion: It's STILL Crapshoot, But Good Luck!</p>
<p>well look at it this way. just because of the larger number of NY applicants doesn't make it a WHOLE lot harder. probably not a lot of them are ALL outstanding in every arena of life. some of them are just applying solely because it's one of the best schools in new york.</p>
<p>i think that unless you live in a really small state that never sends anyone to columbia, its not gonna make a big difference what state you come from</p>
<p>hmm... alaska? mississippi?</p>
<p>Alabama? I don't know about that one, to tell the truth. I know that my region hardly ever sends students to Columbia, but some of the private schools and dominant publics in Birmingham and Huntsville may send a disproportional amount.</p>
<p>I do believe that they do it by region, regardless. If you live in a large city or a baby-manufacturing suburb, you'll probably have a slightly lower chance than someone from a rural area in the same state.</p>
<p>This may be wishful thinking on my part, however.</p>