<p>Would being from the east coast help my chances of getting into stanford at all?</p>
<p>It certainly wouldn't hurt... I'm east-coast, and I was accepted EA. I don't know if being east-coast was a hook at all, but I'll admit that while my grades were great and my ACT was high, my SAT/SAT II scores weren't the best. Then again, I also had a lot going for me in terms of extracurriculars. My guess is that East Coast helps push a little in the right direction.</p>