<p>You might try Macalester. They show only 13% from the “West/Southwest”—a 6-state region that includes California. Given that California alone represents something like 11% or 12% of the nation’s population, that probably makes Californians a slightly “underrepresented” group:</p>
<p>[Macalester</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.macalester.edu/admissions/aboutmac/profile/regional.html]Macalester”>http://www.macalester.edu/admissions/aboutmac/profile/regional.html)</p>
<p>Mac, but the way, shows a student body of 18% Minnesotans, 13% other 'Upper Midwest" (Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dakotas), and another 11% “Midwest” (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan), for a total of 42% Midwesterners.</p>
<p>Or Carleton. They show 33 Californians in a class of about 500, good for fifth place after Minnesota (102), Illinois (52), International (46), and New York (40). That works out to about 6.6% Californians, well under their proportion in the population at large.</p>
<p>[Carleton</a> College: Admissions: Class of 2012 Profile: Facts & Figures](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/stulife/2012/facts/]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/stulife/2012/facts/)</p>
<p>Whether either of these schools will give you special consideration on grounds of geographic diversity remains to be seen, but it can’t hurt. At least Californians aren’t a dime a dozen at these outstanding Midwestern schools as they are at many Northeastern LACs.</p>