<p>How would I find out if our state (Ohio) is underepresented at certain schools?</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Underrepresented as in an underrepresented minority having an admissions advantage? I’m afraid Ohioans are ubiquitous. No one is out there saying “Wow - a student from Ohio - they’d bring a unique aspect of diversity to our campus.”</p>
<p>Obviously Ohio is not URS.The so called urs are like nebraska,montana,wyoming,etc,etc.</p>
<p>I don’t know about that. I imagine the big schools get plenty of Ohioans, but a small LAC on the West Coast, say?</p>
<p>So lots of Ohioans at UCLA, USC and UF?? How would I find that out?? Thanks again! :)</p>
<p>You should check the web site of the colleges you are interested in. Many schools have this data broken out but you very often need to dig to find it. Even then, it is not always listed. I know that only 2 of the 7 colleges my D considered had that specific data.</p>
<p>It can be a useful strategy to know which colleges have a small number of students from your state. Many colleges do consider geographic diversity. I know we specifically looked at that data. As far as the comment that Ohio is not an underrepresented state, that is all relative to the college you are considering.</p>
<p>Many schools have a factbook, which often lists enrollment breakdown by state.</p>
<p>All schools have people from Ohio. Young people flee that state when given the chance.</p>
<p>In all seriousness though, the demographics of Ohio make it so that its populous is dispersed to colleges much better than a Tennessee or Nevada for instance.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! :)</p>
<p>OhioMom, residents at UCLA and the University of Florida, make up 95% of the undergraduate population. Of the remaining 5%, roughly half are international students. That means that OOS students from the remaining 49 states make up approximately 2.5% of the undergraduate student population. As such, it is safe to say that applicants from all but a handful of states will be in the minority. This said, I am fairly certain that such schools will not make special allowances for students from “underrepresented states” because virtually every state is underrepresented.</p>
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<p>Quoted for truth.</p>
<p>^Hey now…</p>
<p>That’s NOT COOL!!!</p>
<p>Ohio’s awesome, and I am an Ohioan that wants to stay in state for my entire life. Yes, I applied OOS, but even if I went OOS, I would still be gunning for a job at Deloitte in Cleveland. I can continue to bash your outsider misconceptions if you wish, but it is late and I need sleep so I can prepare for my day ahead tommorow at my world-class Ohio public high school… ;)</p>
<p>OHKID, I worked for Eaton back in 2002-2004. Their HQ is in Cleveland. It is a great place to work, so check them out when you graduate from college.</p>
<p>"Hey now…</p>
<p>That’s NOT COOL!!!" </p>
<p>Then goes on to say how he applied OOS…Guess they don’t teach about hypocrisy in those elite Ohio public schools</p>
<p>Now I know why OSU students constantly practice a four letter word: O, H, I, O</p>
<p>All the smart ones went OOS!</p>
<p>Meh, I’m not a native Ohioan, so I really don’t care. Ohio is not that bad of a state…it could be Iowa, and Cleveland could be Detroit, so its certainly not the worst. I wouldn’t mind retiring in the Catawba area. But thats for when I’m old and a fuddy duddy.</p>
<p>But I definitely can’t wait to leave. Sucks cause most of my friends plan on staying, but I have a taste of the outside world, while most of them don’t. Lol, just kidding…sorta.</p>
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<p>I guess they don’t teach proper quoting techniques out in Iraq. You do have the whole “idiotic ■■■■■■■■” thing down, though…</p>
<p>Coolege- I do have to agree that exploring the world outside the Buckeye State is a great thing to do. I just posted because I am used to ■■■■■■ like (d)Bagdad above me posting idioticness on my urban forums I frequent. Especially seeing all of the great asets our state has goes to waste really infuriates me, along with ineptness…</p>
<p>Alexandre - cool suggestion, thanks :)</p>
<p>My dad’s company does order parts from them every once in a while, and I’ve looked up stuff in their catalog a few times. Seems like a great place to work for!!!</p>
<p>Ohio rates No. 5 in education</p>
<p>January 14, 2010
Cincinnati.Com/Education</p>
<p>Ohio has the nation’s fifth best educational system, according to annual Quality Counts state rankings published by the magazine Education Week on Thursday.</p>
<p>Kentucky ranks 37th. Ohio moved up a spot for the second straight year after ranking No. 7 in 2008. </p>
<p>The ratings take into account each state’s overall effectiveness in six areas, including school finance, school achievement and the quality of learning standards and accountability. </p>
<p>Maryland, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia ranked higher than Ohio, which scored an 81.2 on a 100-point scale. </p>
<p>The national average was 75.9. Kentucky scored a 73.3.</p>
<p>Source: [Ohio</a> rates No. 5 in education | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com](<a href=“Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer”>Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer)</p>
<p>Some colleges–Carleton comes immediately to mind–publish a map in their annual class profile listing the number of students from each state.</p>
<p>OHKID,
“I guess they don’t teach proper quoting techniques out in Iraq. You do have the whole “idiotic ■■■■■■■■” thing down, though…”</p>
<p>Good enough to attract a response from you. Care to address your hypocrisy or are you still looking the word up? FYI, an ellipses is only three dots. Didn’t they teach you that in Ohio schools? Hey, they are always educational opportunities in the armed forces where you can learn, even in Iraq.</p>