<p>I don’t think I’ve seen any data regarding geographic diversity by state. Best I can do is by region for class of 2014: Midwest 45%, Middle Atlantic 17%, West 12%, South 9%, New England 6%, International 6%, and Southwest 5%. I think this jibes well with what cptofthehouse said about the sheer number of applications from kids closest to the school.</p>
<p>Regarding the importance of ECs: On its Common Data Set, NU characterizes them as “important,” which sounds like a big deal until you notice that rigor of secondary school record, class rank, academic GPA, standardized test scores, and essay are referred to as “very important.”</p>