<p>How does this play into admissions? Is it an advantage to apply to a school that is far away. For example, if someone from NJ is applying to WashU in St. Louis, does this give them an advantage/disadvantage? I was just curious.</p>
<p>If you're coming from an area of the country that generally generates few top applicants, this is always beneficial. However, NJ is not one of those areas. Then, there are regional advantages that are more particular to certain schools, and generally correspond to distance away. For some midwestern and west coast schools, being from the east would be an advantage. Now, I do not know specifically about WashU, but it is a top school that is well known, so I doubt it has difficulty attracting students from around the country (I know many, many, people who applied there from my Florida school, and several who have gone). NJ, I believe, tends to be overrepresentedat colleges in general--at least east coast ones...but honestly, I doubt it plays that significant a role.</p>
<p>If you're coming from an area of the country that generally generates few top applicants, this is always beneficial.</p>
<p>Does Hawaii fit that stereotype?</p>