I know colleges take geographic diversity into account, but does Colorado count? It seems like there are more students from Colorado than from other states in the region, but come on, we border on Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, AND New Mexico! Does being from Colorado give me a boost in this department?
<p>Not too much of one, because there are several large cities in your state and many academic opps.... If you're from a really rural area, then that might help you a little.</p>
<p>It probably depends on where you apply. Lots of times colleges will post profiles of their freshmen class, which include how many students come from each state. If few students attend from Colorado, that could be a boost for you.</p>
<p>Wher would u find that on thier website?</p>
<p>The admissions websites normally have statistics for the incoming class - average SAT's, ranks, etc along with states and countries of residence. If they don't have it posted, email the admissions office and ask. Geographic diversity is a bragging point at many schools, and the admissions office will probably be happy to give you a list of the number of students from each state in this year's incoming class.</p>
<p>I'm from Colorado too. In comparison to states such as Utah and Nebraska, we contain large cities such as Denver, etc. So I don't think the geographic diversity goes strong for us.</p>
<p>Don't count on things like that so much.</p>
<p>Some of the schools that are trying to develop a national presence, but haven't quite totally gotten there yet would like CO applicants. Emory comes to mind.</p>
<p>Whether Colorado has large cities isn't the factor that affects whether Colorado residents are desired by some colleges. </p>
<p>Whether Colorado residents are scarce at some colleges that highly value geographic diversity is what's important.</p>