Concerning geographic diversity

Applying to College
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<p>I'm curious about geographics. I've heard that living in certain areas can be helpful, but what does that really mean? I know that students underrepresented areas, for example, Kansas, would have an advantage, but how much (a hook, or a tip?)</p>

<p>I've noticed that a certain amount of people from my school, district, city, and county always get in, and that the number doesn't vary by much. Does that mean that students from one particular district or city are just competing against each other, instead of students from Oregon competing against ones from Massachusetts? Are there quotas based off where you live? </p>

<p>Also, I was wondering, how do they compare schools across a district or a county? For example, my district has a bunch of underperforming schools, but out of them, my school is the best. But compared to the whole county, my school has signifigantly less resources. Do adcoms take that into consideration?</p>

<p>And lastly, even if you live in an overrespresented state, but in a unique area, does that make any difference?</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>everyone is still competing against everybody else and being from a under rep state won’t change their decision to reject you if they don’t like you.</p>

<p>however if you are qualified and you are on the bubble, the state thing may push you into the admit pile. </p>

<p>colleges like to brag about how they are represented by every state so they try to have at least one person from every state.</p>