<p>Sorry if there is already a thread like this but i couldnt find it. Im just wondering what are the worst states to be in when applying to college</p>
<p>North East, probably New England + NY+NJ</p>
<p>Depends on what schools though.</p>
<p>State of confusion.</p>
<p>Virginia's pretty bad</p>
<p>how about DE and PA</p>
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Virginia's pretty bad
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<p>You're joking, right? I'd say that Virginia has the second best public universities (after CA). There's UVA, William and Mary, VA Tech, JMU, Mary Washington - all of which are good schools (not by a lot of kids on CC's standards though). I think Mason and VCU are good schools, too, but if I mention that I risk being flamed by the CC community, so I won't. :) (Even by saying that Tech, JMU, and Mary Washington are good schools I think I'm gonna get flamed.)</p>
<p>Regardless, there are a LOOOOOOOOOT of states worse than VA... go down the list and see how many states have a public school that is even as good as Tech...</p>
<p>Also, if we include the private unis we have here in VA, we can add Washington and Lee and the University of Richmond to the list. UR even gives preference to VA residents and has a financial aid program where if a student's family lives in VA and makes under $40,000 a year (pretty sure it's $40K) they have a full ride in grants (tuition, room and board, transportation, allowances, etc.). William and Mary, also, gives full grants to students who are residents of VA and whose family makes less than $40k. UVA, also replaces loans with grants for low income students guaranteeing that they will have no debt when they graduate (UVA does it regardless of residency I believe). So, if you're living in VA, you have THREE schools that will allow you to graduate debt free if your family is low income - lower middle class. Not many states can say that, I'm pretty sure.</p>
<p>I think the poster meant "what are the most overrepresented states when applying to colleges" in terms of geographic diversity.</p>
<p>I think CA, NY, and MA are probably the worst for private schools.</p>
<p>DE seems like it wouldn't be terribly overrepresented while PA seems average.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering, where do you guys think Missouri falls? Haha.</p>
<p>Datkid - think you misunderstood Bentley89. he didn't mean worst state as in worst education. probably quite the opposite, in fact. stepherzzz nailed it. worst state in overrerepresentation. so "Virginia's pretty bad" means Virginia has so many smart students that it's uber competitive.</p>
<p>oh, haha, typed all that for nothing then. Even then, I'd think about it this way: we get a huge advantage when applying to UVA and W&M... both schools are super difficult to get into for out of state kids, but we can get in with lower stats. Always look on the bright side. :)</p>
<p>shouldnt NJ be on the list..</p>
<p>I'm a white, female liberal arts student from Connecticut applying to mostly New England schools. I'm totally screwed. :)</p>
<p>NJ is DEFINITELY on the list.</p>
<p>seriously.. the NORTHEAST mainly NJ, NY, CT, NH are mad competitive when applying to schools.. we are basically one of the biggest powerhouses when it comes to GPAs and SATs. if we dont have good grades..lets move to IDAHO! :P</p>
<p>What about Maine in general?</p>
<p>And...What about RURAL Maine?</p>
<p>In New England, it's Connecticut and Massachusetts that have the most competitive academics. But places like rural Maine and Vermont offer geographic diversity at many institutions. There are advantages and disadvantages all around.</p>
<p>Most of my friends attended public high schools here in Connecticut, and even in a lower-middle-class town, they all ended up at places like Yale, Mount Holyoke, Trinity, the Boston Conservatory, MIT, UVa, Michigan, Wash U, etc. There's a cultural expectation here that you will go to good colleges and do well. It's overbearing at times. :/</p>
<p>You mean that a student from NJ has 2 strikes against him when applying to private universities ? Ouch.....</p>
<p>Not sure about that. But the more crowded areas have a great education in public/private schools. Its very competitive here when you look at it in a perspective view.</p>
<p>The South(Not including Mid-Atlantic states) as a whole is usually underrepresented, a top schools. When they are represented they're usually from Florida and Texas</p>
<p>Anywhere in the northeast and California.</p>
<p>I should move to... Wyoming.</p>