<p>California…jk</p>
<p>I think southern states like Alabama, Arkansas, Mississipi, and also states like Montana, Wymong, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii</p>
<p>not PA. lol</p>
<p>Lol California…way too competitive…especially SoCal</p>
<p>How does the PNW look in admissions?</p>
<p>Anywhere rural.</p>
<p>Oklahoma, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Alaska</p>
<p>Hawaii isn’t a hook. MAYBE coming from a Hawaii public school with competitive stats is a hook, but there are a lot of applicants from Hawaii to top schools thanks to all the privates (Punahou, Iolani, etc…).</p>
<p>Generally it tends to be a factor of population and distance. Stanford skews heavily California/West Coast, so, obviously, someone from Vermont, as a small state in the east, would stand out. The same goes for a state in the Mountain West/Great Plains with 3 electoral votes in regards to schools on the East Coast. I imagine any particular year’s applicant pool would matter as well. I know a lot of Alaskans apply to Dartmouth. Not so many want to go to Duke. Thus, the Duke admissions officer will think, “Alaska…interesting.” On the other hand, the Dartmouth admissions officer is more likely to think, “Alaska…there are a lot of Alaskans. What else does this applicant have?”</p>
<p>I’m moving to Michigan at the end of this school year, and will be applying from there. Would that be an advantage or disadvantage?</p>
<p>woo. West Virginia has got to be up there in under-represented states!</p>