<p>this is both a new topic and a bit of a response to a thread about geographic locations of people applying to BS this year. it is not unknown that most HADES schools are essentially made up of kids from NE thats fair saying they are located in NE, but this thread is mostly for the internationals and people from the south and the west coast who believe that HADES is overrepresentating students from NE.</p>
<p>The only way you could say whether NE kids are overrepresented is to know how many applicants there are from each country/state. Qualified kids from say, Wyoming, might get in at 10 times the rate of a kid from New England.</p>
<p>In general, you would need to see if the rate at which kids are admitted is proportional to the numbers applying and there is no way of knowing that.</p>
<p>I agree with Neato! Going way out on a limb here, but I’d say the bar is a lot higher if you’re from MA, NY, CT, NJ or an international from Korea or China than if you’re from virtually any other state. Plus, if you look at the admissions travel schedules for any major BS you can see that they’re recruiting broadly these days.</p>
<p>I heard that Exeter doesn’t get that many apps from Massachusetts. Idk about the other HADES schools. I’ve heard that it’s almost impossible to get in as an international student. I think Deerfield’s international acceptance rate last year was around 6%. Especially an international from a country where schools get a lot of apps like China or South Korea. People on CC have predicted that this year international applications will go way up, and domestics will remain about the same. </p>
<p>One last note, I’ve heard that geographic location for a domestic applicant can only help you. If you come from an overrepresented state, your application won’t be given any preferential treatment. If you apply from a underrepresented state, your application might be given preferential treatment. So, I’m not worried about my geographic location hurting my app.</p>
<p>Keep in mind also that many (most) areas outside of the NE, kids dont traditionally go to bs. In the midwest, historically the two types of kids who go to bs are: 1. those whose parents dont want to be bothered and 2. those that are problems to their family, community, etc.</p>
<p>And also, family wise, most minorities will not even consider sending their kids across town for a better school, and surely not allowing them to bs. It is almost like saying I just want to get rid of my kid.</p>
<p>Ok—its out there now, I wanted my kid out the house, it had nothing to do with the great education, beautiful locations, friendships formed for a lifetime or the experience of others like herself.</p>
<p>Darn—I have been found out—lol.</p>
<p>Right. When we did the Exeter interview (mid-January) we were asked to please put a pin on the state map. We were the only pin from our region. There were NO pins from at least three states touching mine. The California and the east coast states were covered.</p>
<p>Now part of this may be travel expense - but the reality is the majority of applicants come from a concentrated region on the right side of the USA map. So even if you took a large majority of other state applicants it would still look “overweighted” with New England candidates.</p>
<p>Many parents don’t want their children traveling that far, or worse - a lot of parents don’t even know there is an option. The Adcoms do the best they can. Until my middle school guidance counselor suggested I interview with them, I didn’t know boarding schools existed.</p>
<p>So take it for what it is worth. Heck, until my D started her own application journey, I didn’t know CC existed.</p>