<p>For your question, it’s not about your state- or even community- as much as how much you personally accomplished in your specific context. As an extreme example, if you go to the worst hs in the state, you are still expected to have selected rigorous courses and excelled, had a nice balance of activities and good support from LoRs. There are plenty of high achieving kids in SC who could be your competition. Even if you came from a truly blighted part of the country, you’d still be expected to show you have the stuff to succeed at those colleges. Good Luck.</p>