I’ve always been curious about this.
One of my friends was accepted to Harvard, and he told me that being from an under represented state really helps, since they have some quotas for each state; apparently the adcoms like to get some people from each state:p.
I’m just wondering if its really true? Does a student from Arkansas or whatever, really have some built in advantage? And what if the student is Asian? ;), Will it off set it, or will it not really matter at all?
<p>At the top schools such as the ivies they love having students from every state. Thus if one kid is from New York, and other from Montana, with similar stats, 95% of the time, the Montana kid woudl get in.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've heard of that alot, but wasn't sure about it, since it sounds a bit unfair :(. What about if the kid from Montana is Asian while the kid from NY is an URM?</p>
<p>Then they would take them both (if qualified)...and the white kid from New York would lose his spot...(BTW, I agree with Affirmative Action...)</p>
<p>My college counselor told me that the really underrepresented states (IE Montana, Dakotas, etc) definitely get a "boost" in admissions...</p>
<p>Yes, I know that students from underrepresented states get a "boost", which may be either lower admission standards or increased financial aid. One college recently delighted in finally getting a student from North Dakota (or South Dakota?) so they could say they had all 50 states. Anyway, it can also be a negative if you live too close to a selective school that wishes to have an international rather than regional reputation. They will only allow a small percentage of local kids, not matter how good they are. So in that case, you are WAY better off to be an average kid from North Dakota than a brilliant local kid!</p>
<p>hmm... i guess it's a good thing i'm from oklahoma since i'm looking at east coast schools!</p>
<p>Almost certainly will be an advantage, emily!</p>
<p>there's not exactly a quota (meaning they'll accept one from each state no matter what), but being from a place that is under-represented will certainly get you a closer look. There was an anecdote about this in Jean Fetter's book; she was the former dean of admissions at Stanford. The gist of it was it wouldn't get you in, but it could definitely place you in front of those seen as having the same qualifications but from places that send lots of kids to the school.</p>
<p>Hmm...I wonder how "underrepresented" Kansas is?</p>
<p>definitely true. it's easier to get in, but it's still only if you're qualified. when i was at penn previews they told us they only accepted 3 from wyoming RD, but they were trying REALLY hard to get them to go. so at least the desire for them to be @ the school is a lot greater, at least</p>
<p>many, many asians in the NJ/NY/CA areas, but it's never a guaranteed acceptance/denial thing</p>
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<p>haha, me too :p. I used to live in Virginia, then moved to Kansas in like 3rd grade, I was getting questions like "are you going to live on are farm?" and "are you going to drive a tractor?" :p</p>
<p>sentient, do you still live in Kansas now? If so, what part? :)</p>
<p>Always nice to meet a fellow farmer on CC. =P</p>
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<p>Overland Park ;). Its in the Northeast corner. </p>
<p>you?</p>
<p>sweet. where do you go? bv,bvn,bvnw,bvw,barstow?</p>
<p>kansas doesnt get THAT much boost. kids from my school that you would think were def. in were turned down from places like HYPSM.</p>
<p>heh, SM ^.^.</p>
<p>Yeah, sometimes I wonder if Kansas gets a boost :-/. I should move to Arkansas or even better Alaska ;).</p>
<p>Oh thats cool, I'm a junior at BVNW. There are actually a suprisingly large number of kids from Overland Park here on CC (off the top of my head...I've met 5).</p>
<p>SM? oh....sorry. it must be hard living over there. i kid....</p>