<p>so penn actively recruits in states with fewer applicants…would you count texas, houston in particualar…?
i know there are probably a lot of applicants from my area, but with only 51 people in the whole state of texas accepted last year, i thought my location might be advantageous…</p>
<p>well, if location is an advantage, i'm at a total DISadvantage. >_< los angeles...you don't wanna know which city (in LA, i mean)...</p>
<p>I'm from Rhode Island, so I was wondering the same thing as the original poster...</p>
<p>I think it could help. Living anywere except NY, California and Philly suburbs will help depending on how many people are applying this year from your region.</p>
<p>How about from norway? I'm a norwegian citizen, residing in norway, so will applying from such a place boost my chances?</p>
<p>are you kidding? they love the philly kids...</p>
<p>The city, not the suburbs...lol...they hate the suburbs with an undying passion</p>
<p>Well...I'm from rural central FL, do you think that will make up for my 1800 SAT score, lol</p>
<p>oh crap i hope they dont. else im so screwed</p>
<p>Location is definitely a consideration. I think Texas is a plus. </p>
<p>I strongly disagree that Penn hates the Philly suburbs. They have always taken a lot from the public and private schools around here. I posted this a long time ago, but Penn does get "some" state money, not something most people know, and it is rumored to be in their charter that they will always take more PA residents than any other state. </p>
<p>Rural PA and Philly are big advantages though. I think the worst competition comes from NY, CA, MA, and NJ. You have to walk on water to come from those places.</p>
<p>I think coming from FL may be a slight advantage.</p>
<p>Not necessarily. I think being from RURAL NY, CA, maybe even MA might be a big plus, cuz adcoms probably don't want a class that has all NY/CA/MA'ers from NYC, LA, SD, SF only.</p>
<p>Alot of kids may be accepted...but there is more competition in Philly suburbs than anywhere else. More people apply from Pennsylvania to Penn than any other state because it's the local college. Philly kids get preference, Philly suburb kids face a strong competition...which is why I say that Philly suburbs is a minus</p>
<p>crap... jersey hates me... AGAIN</p>
<p>What about San Antonio Texas?</p>
<p>i wish we moved to montana :(</p>
<p><em>depressed sigh</em></p>
<p>I wonder if they focus on the particular region of a state, rather than the state as a whole.
Ex: I'm from Cleveland, OH where I assume that an Ok amount of people apply from around here. </p>
<p>What if Jane Doe if from Chippotle, OH, would she get an adavntage over me, considering that we are equal in all other areas?</p>
<p>--just a thought--</p>
<p>haha...try state number 49 in education...louisiana! prolly gone down to 50 after the hurricanes...what an advantage!</p>
<p>bongo23 - LOL we're always debating one another. Well, you WERE right about the importance of SAT IIs, and you do have a point as far as needing very good credentials from the Philly suburbs. But I have cousins on Long Island, in some of the top school districts up there, and we get more in to Penn than they do, based on percent accepted (and they are in the top ranked public HSs in the country). We are top ranked in PA, but not in the country. So I don't know for sure - but that has been my sense - lots of the suburban Philly schools get at least 5 in ED per year. I also have cousins that went to Penn, and they say it was true ten years ago. Stats could be warped from legacy/faculty kids around here. Also possible that things are changing. As I say, you've already proven me wrong once already!</p>
<p>Robertson06 - yes I think in Ohio with all else equal someone will get in from a rural area first.</p>
<p>If anyone has a doubt as to how much location matters, take a look at that official decisions ED thread from last year.</p>
<p>I'm a Penn student from Cleveland ... there are actually quite a few of us from the immediate suburbs, 10-20 I would guess, and a lot fewer from outside the cities. Ohio is an underrepresented state, but it's still top 20 here so it won't be a (dis)advantage.</p>
<p>I doubt Texas would be an advantage; it is always one of the leading states in the psat cutoffs and has tons of applicants to ivys. I would say that the states with the most regional competition are new york, california, texas, mass. and maybe florida. and pennsylvania in this case.</p>