Do colleges have "region quotas"?

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<p>I come from a large, but very rural school in Texas. We have very few students going to Ivy Leagues, but the other day I asked about the one kid who went to Harvard five years ago.
The counselor said he got in because we're a rural area and the standards aren't quite as high for us because of the attempt at diversity and weak opportunities at our school.</p>

<p>Is this true: is rural-area like a URM, something Ivy Leagues look for to diversify the student body?</p>

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<p>You can call it what you want: the selective schools want interesting students. A high achiever from a rural district may fit that description.</p>