Would top colleges admit someone from a lesser represented state?

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<p>I have a question about college acceptances for top colleges/programs. I am a white female from Kentucky where education ranks as the 49th state for education (It's pretty bad but I thankfully go to one of the better high schools were we can take APs and Advanced classes but still have a high dropout rate and other education problems). I was wondering would colleges take on/be more interested in students from lesser represented regions. Would they give more financial aid/ scholarships?</p>

<p>For instance if you were applying to a college like say Cornell, Virginia Tech, or Temple and other applicants are from top schools in the Northeast or other states with better education options, would you be admitted because you come from an underrepresented state at that school (I mean this on the terms that if you had like applications compared to someone in the Northeast you would be prefered more?)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Being from a state that is under-represented at a given college will give you a modest advantange there. Not insignificant, to be sure; but it is rarely a hook. However, I can’t see it resulting in additional scholarship money.</p>

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<p>It could result in more money at schools giving merit aid but not at those which just give need based aid which is the case at the really top schools.</p>

<p>Virginia Tech probabl saves most of it’s money fr i state students as many state schools do, but check their site.</p>