<p>I was reading a post on another site recently that stated that kids with good stats from the Midwest, rural areas, and other atypical places are more likely to get into Georgetown versus kids with equal stats from the coasts.</p>
<p>Is there any validity to this? Is Georgetown looking to increase its geographic diversity?</p>
<p>For some schools, that is the case but for top schools like HPY, and GTU may well be in this mix, there are still enough candidates from these atypical areas that have such great stats that there really is little or no tip geographically.</p>
<p>It is something that is taken into account, yes.</p>
<p>Yes, it helps. Georgetown takes great pride in being able to say that it has students from all 50 states, so if you’re from Montana, Alaska, the Dakotas, etc. it can work in your favor. That said, an unqualified applicant won’t gain acceptance just because s/he is from Montana. What you have to remember is that Georgetown draws well more than enough qualified applicants. For this year’s admissions class, more people applied who were the valedictorian of their high school class than there were spots available. Georgetown turns down a tremendous number of strong applicants every year, but it probably turns down less qualified Dakotans than Californians.</p>