<p>I think you are reading too much into what the Brown ad rep said -- I think the point he was trying to make is that geographic diversity is considered, but that it won't work to move to an underrepresented state just to enhance changes. </p>
<p>And georgemma, I don't know whether I sensed a tone of bitterness in your post, or you meant things lightheartedly -- but the fact that your daughter was deferred rather than rejected means that your daughter did have a "fighting chance". Brown like all the Ivies turns away half a dozen well qualified applicants for each one that they accept. Students are never accepted simply because of geographical factors or other interesting characterstics, though all of those are tip factors that could make the difference between one candidate or another. It simply is a mistake to draw much of a conclusion from a deferral, waitlist or rejection.. other than the fact that they happened to choose other students. It's a subjective process. In other words, it isn't that they prefer kids with uneducated parents over multilingual, European-raised kids -- the reality is that they accept both types, and they reject both types. </p>
<p>A person cannot go and listen to admissions presentation and take each comment as if it were meant as a literal step to follow in a recipe. The admissions rep is trying to highlight some factors that tend to be viewed favorably.</p>