<p>I am sure coming from NC didn’t hurt any either!</p>
<p>Most probably! 
Being regionally desirable sure is a plus to a private. They like to have students from all 50 states. </p>
<p>And, as you said, each college has awards.</p>
<p>What was his M + CR score? </p>
<p>The student that I know (now at MIT) was a female from Calif. Being from Calif was a negative, but we thought that being an eng’g major would help…but not. It’s all good…she’s flourishing at MIT.</p>