<p>Does anyone know of any schools, public and private, in the west (from CA to IL, etc.) that look for students from the east coast? </p>
<p>I've heard that schools like Indiana and Iowa do. I'm from NJ and I know that there are certain schools us Jersey kids constantly apply to (UMD, Penn State, USC). I'm looking for schools that aren't usually pursued by east coast students.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Indiana has more easterners than it wants at this point.</p>
<p>The midwestern LACs tend to be about 50% kids from the midwest, and 40% or so from the east and west. (The rest are from the south or int’l)</p>
<p>So, if you are not from the midwest, you have a slight advantage at places like Grinnell, Carleton, Kenyon, Oberlin, and Macalester. And you will not be competing against a dozen of your class-mates for admission either-most of them will have not heard of these places. If you can deal with that, then you can get a great education at a lower cost than that provided by LACs in the NE.</p>
<p>Other good schools to add to M’s Mom’s list include Lawrence University, Kalamazoo, Earlham, Beloit, Centre College, St. Olaf, and the College of Wooster. An easterner who is not quite a shoe-in for Carleton etc. might have a shot at merit aid from these schools.</p>
<p>I’d probably add Rice to that list since 50% of their students are from Texas.</p>
<p>The UC system is anxious for more OOS students, particularly the non Berkeley and UCLA schools.</p>