<p>I was told that rice is trying to diversify, how much truth is behind that? it makes sence because 50% of the student body comes from texas. Will it help applying from virginia?</p>
<p>I posted this on another thread, but here:</p>
<p>Top Ten States Represented among Undergraduates
Texas 1,415
California 137
Louisiana 76
Florida 73
New York 62
Illinois 50
Virginia 53
Georgia 54
Maryland 51
Pennsylvania 36 </p>
<p>This is number enrolled, not number applied, obviously. There has been speculation that coming from the northeast or other underrepresented areas may give you a small boost. But it's not going to outweigh your grades or test scores or EC's.</p>