<p>Worrying about geographic balance is the least of it!>></p>
<p>Absolutely. It is pretty impossible to guess ahead of time what will matter -- or if there might also happen to be another kid in the admissions pool from Kentucky who lived on their own in high school or three other kids who also grew up in Paris. Stranger things have happened. The bottomline is don't try to second guess too much, don't try to game the system, just present yourself in as honestly and effectively as possible and cross your fingers. If it's meant to be, it'll happen. If not, that's why it is important to build your list on a firm foundation that isn't all about lottery schools.</p>