Which states are good for college admissions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Does anyone have how the following states rank in terms of college admissions? New Jersey (the worst I'm sure), Florida, Ohio(probably the best) or North Carolina.</p>

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<p>^for in-state public schools or elite private schools?</p>

<p>…or are you talking about something completely different?</p>

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<p>I would think kids from Wyoming have it pretty good</p>

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<p>Oh, it feels good to gloat :)</p>

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<p>Something in the middle of the country… the Dakotas, Montana, etc.</p>

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<p>Let’s say elite private schools. I’m sure Montana or Wyoming would be great but that’s probably not feasible. Is Florida or North Carolina significantly better than New Jersey? I know Ohio is a lot better than New Jersey.</p>

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<p>I read somewhere that if South Dakota produces the most NBA basketball players per person than any other state haha</p>

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<p>Alaska. You need some regional diversity from the Last Frontier right?</p>

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<p>If you’re talking about getting a good highschool education new jersey has the the highest ranked school system over all in the country.</p>

<p>if you’re talking about just trying to get into college an UR state would help but not much</p>

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<p>Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Alaska.</p>

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<p>Mississippi, since the semifinalist cutoff for national merit is around 200…</p>

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<p>bananasandwich - how do you know it wouldn’t help you much? Do you have any reason to say that? From personal experience I know it’s a very large advantage.</p>

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<p>^he’s just talking about any old college, such as the third and fourth-tier institutions we forget so often here on CC as we obsess about HYPMS…and so on. However, it will definitely give you an advantage if you wish to go to an elite university, or a smaller college that is trying to market itself as “worldly”.</p>

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<p>I was wondering if there’s anyone who knows anything about North Carolina or Florida. You’re from Ohio (OHKID)? I know Ohio is much better than New Jersey.</p>

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<p>^East coast, yes.</p>

<p>Norte Dame, Northwestern, WUStL, UChicago, UMich, Vandy, Emory? Not a chance. </p>

<p>A New Jerseyian would never be looked at as “diverse” at any of the schools I mentioned above, but their harsh personality and other quirks would be looked much more kindly upon as a diversity factor as opposed to some bland Ohioan. However, the softer, subtler Ohioan would probably be preferred at places like Tufts, JHU, Boston College, Brandeis, etc.</p>

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<p>I think it’s more a numbers game. Of the schools you mentioned, I know someone from Michigan who got into Chicago with much worse stats than someone from Jersey that I also know who applied early decision and was rejected. I know people in Ohio who got into Wustl, Vandy, Tufts and Brandeis (and Brown and Barnard) who I don’t think would have gotten into those schools from New York or Jersey. Also, the extracurriculars of the kids we know in Jersey who got into Ivys, etc. were phenomenal - state level in more than one thing like best singer in state and captain of tennis team that placed 3rd in state while in Ohio they were mediocre - volunteering somewhere or just being an eagle scout.</p>

<p>A lot more kids in the Northeast have the money to pay for a private school. I know kids in Ohio who got into Vandy and Wustl but went somewhere else because they got better financial aid.</p>

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<p>The easiest metric to consider would be the cut-offs for National Merit. Generally a lower cut-off means a more desirable applicant. </p>

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