<p>^^^ Yes, this is definitely not true. I’m from Chicago and I know about equal proportions of kids from around the country. Additionally, MIT puts out geographic admit data, and the Midwest is not underrepresented, statistically speaking. I’m sorry that your son didn’t get admitted, but when the admit rate is under 10%, it comes down to something more subjective than “x got a perfect SAT score” or “y has a 4.0 GPA”.</p>