<p>Is being from WA state an advantage? I was looking at the maps and it didn't seem like there were many applicants/admits from that area.</p>
<p>I don't think Hopkins puts much of an emphasis on geographic location, though I'm not quite sure.</p>
<p>I am a freshman at hopkins this year and I distinctly remember hearing an admissions official or somebody important say during orientation that "we take the best based on stats, not geographic location" or something along those lines. So I don't think being from washington will be too much of an advantage.</p>
<p>xnwc87 is close to the right answer. the adcoms traditionally say</p>
<p>"we take the best applicants who fit Hopkins - demographic characteristics like geographic location do not matter" -- I would just correct the phrase about the best stats because the adcoms review everything not just stats.</p>
<p>the georgraphic distribution of the applicant pool at Hopkins is great, and includes many students from Washington state - so no there is no advantage. </p>
<p>Maybe if you were from Alaska -- just kidding.</p>
<p>or from Katrina/Rita ravaged state of Louisiana?!?!?!!?!?!</p>
<p>Actually, I've been sort of wondering on this issue. Although Hopkins doenst care about geographic diversity, I was wondering...when some of those colleges that do care are admitting students who moved out of Louisiana after the hurricanes and into another state (such as from New Orleans to Houston), do those colleges consider the applicants LA residents or TX residents? </p>
<p>I was talking to a teacher the other day, and every student who changed state has to follow their new state for the PSAT index score for NMSQ. That would really suck seeing that LA's this past year was like 210 and that some states are WAY higher...then again, I guess that might give LA applicants an edge...I dunno; these hurricanes really screwed everything up...</p>