<p>I know colleges consider where you live, but is that a hook? Like I live in the middle of nowhere in the midwest, so there aren't "prestigious" activities that I can do. I kinda had to find my own you know? anways.. any thoughts?</p>
<p>Depends on how many students your state sends to that particular school. Some schools value this because they want a diverse campus, and can claim to have students from all around the US. "middle of nowhere in the midwest" won't be appealing to an admission officer as all the midwest states are heavily populated, especially if you're from Illinois, Ohio, or Michigan. They won't research cities and give advantages for small cities compared to big cities.</p>
<p>How about District of Columbia? Is that going to be a hook? I live in Northern Virginia, and is it also over populated?</p>
<p>I was a Grand Recognition recepient in the Duke University TIP in the 7th grade, and I remember one of the Duke admissions officers recommending that if you really wanted to get into a first-tier college, you should move to Wyoming :)</p>
<p>oh okay thanks. The reason I was asking was I live in the prairie lands of Kansas, and after reading all the activities that many of you guys do, I got kinda worried.</p>
<p>Colleges will understand that due to your location you have a limited amount of extracurricular options. Don't worry too much about it.</p>
<p>Kansas could be a hook, not many schools have students from Kansas. Population is 32nd in the states, so it's not over-represented, but I don't think enough to give you a significant advantage like Wyoming.</p>
<p>What about being from West Virginia? Would that help at all? I think we must have less than 10 kids statewide going to the Ivy league per year.</p>
<p>No place is a hook, they can be slight tip factors. a white male from N Dakota will get in before a white male with the same stats from NJ.</p>
<p>West Virginia is somewhat a hook, because while they are underpopulated, the region they are in isn't really a hook. </p>
<p>True hooks would be like states such as Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and maybe some NE states like New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maine, if you aren't applying to schools in that region.</p>
<p>haha that's for sure. Not many people from Kansas apply anywhere BUT University of Kansas. I think only like 2 people applied out of state towards the east/west coasts. Everyone else stayed in the midwest. It's also really hard to find SAT/ACT prep around here, so I'm kinda worried about that as well. That's why I thought Kansas could be a geographic hook for me but eh.. idk.</p>