<p>I agree with tuck6389. They are trying to accept people from everywhere. So if they can find an affirmative action/female/southerner with the same scores, or scores which are a bit less than the north easterner, they'll gladly take her over the white male.</p>
<p>I met a kid who got into Harvard who was by all standards very very average- he was from Kansas! (geographic lottery)
He told me he got into Yale and Princeton. His SATs were lower than would be expected and he played in the school band with no recognition. Everyone move to Kansas!</p>
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<p>Oh, I don't know about that. I know several who have done just that.</p>
<p>Of course, the people I am thinking about are all Mormons. That certainly had something to do with it. Furthermore, they had all served their missions and were therefore far more mature than the average undergrad around the country.</p>