<p>Does being from the same state as the school that you are applying to hurt?</p>
<p>I have heard some stories about people being rejected from schools that were in the same state as them but accepted to other schools from other states.</p>
<p>I really don't want this to happen to me.</p>
<p>Any insight? Experiences? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If your a strong, driven, successful applicant who is compatible with their school why would they reject you just for being in the same state as them?</p>
<p>I think that the instances you've heard stories about were just a coincidences.</p>
<p>If you were, however, on the brink of getting accepted and it's between you and a student from Alaska (with the same stats) then they're most likely to choose the applicant from Alaska.</p>
<p>I definitely agree, cricket. You made me feel much better. LOL! Thanks!</p>
<p>Just a question, it has something to do with location but not exactly the question above.
If you're an international student are the chances better or worse? (overrepresented country, yes, but I literally go to an int. school and english is my first language and i have a US passport so it's "convenient" in a sense and etc etc)</p>
<p>thanks for any replies :D</p>
<p>kickme_cuzimcool</p>
<p>what country are you in?? I'm guessing China or Korea if it's over represented.</p>
<p>yeah, ajisa it's Korea. Good guess :)
It's a well-known school though and it's a prep school etc etc you can get into harvard if you study well etc
But it's nothing compared to the education of boarding schools, so yeah.</p>
<p>are you caucasian ? asian? or an URM
because a student that is either caucasian or an URM applying from Asia is quite rare and if you don't need financial aid you could really stand out. I can probably guess what school you go to. LOL I have lived overseas all over asia and europe and africa.</p>
<p>no, sadly I'm FULL ON ASIAN :O
but I guess I don't exactly sound TOEFL asian (no offense to anyone who has to take the TOEFL, I'm not very good at korean so it's balanced XD) and I've lived in america for a long time so I guess you could say I'm a bit more "special" but not to any OHMYGODWEHAVETOHAVEYOU extent.</p>
<p>yeah well the only thing is that could go against you is that your korean american because so many are applying and it's competition for you because many come from similar backgrounds</p>
<p>yeah, I was guessing as much. But aside from that, I'm trying not to let my race get to me, and I think it's possible to distinguish myself as a student rather than an ethnicity, because writing is one of my strong points & the student essays aren't just for nothing, right?
But I get what you're saying ajisa thanks for the advice :]</p>