<p>So a place like colorado or wyoming or new mexico… would that help? Also, sorry for resurrecting such an old thread.</p>
<p>One of the Admissions officers used to say every year: “anyone here from North Dakota? If so please apply, we need someone from North Dakota!”
But yes, from a greatly underrepresented area in the US (and some foreign too) is a “hook”.</p>
<p>Don’t know if it has to be underrepresented from the whole state. Here in VA we have lots of applicants from around DC, but much less so from my area. (and seem to have about the same acceptance rate, maybe a little bit better)
Currently, (although may still get some sent from admissions) my regional rep told me that from our metropolitan area of 1.7 million population we have NO ED applicants so far!!</p>