<p>My APUSH teacher told me that being from the South gives you an advantage in applying to Ivy Leagues as Southerners are a URM at these schools. Is this correct?</p>
<p>^ I went to the admitted student days at H, Y, and P, and I met more Texans at each than students from any other state.</p>
<p>Idk there are probably more folks from Texas since there it is one of the biggest states population-wise. I am from Georgia though so there probably aren’t nearly as many.</p>
<p>Being from Georgia isn’t going to help you. Being from North Dakota would, but not Georgia.</p>
<p>Count me in!</p>
<p>Most southern states don’t get any benefits (especially for states like Texas and Florida). Only the really underrepresented states like Alabama or something would give you a slight edge. Actually, the Midwest is the most underrepresented portion of the country, but even then, the boost isn’t THAT significant – obviously you still have to be well-qualified.</p>
<p>i dont feel like researching it–is yale EA or ED?</p>
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<p>It’s single choice early action (SCEA).</p>
<p>[Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+yale’s+early+action+policy%3F]Let”>http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+yale’s+early+action+policy%3F)</p>
<p>The fact that you provided a link for LMGTFY after you answered the question is lolzy.</p>
<p>Question: When you qualify for PSAT/NMSQT as one of the highest scoring students, which two colleges to select for reporting and how does that play in the long run. For scholarships etc etc</p>
<p>T20 schools won’t care AT ALL about receiving those reports. They receive a ridiculously large amount of those reports and therefore never do anything with them. It is much smarter to send them to your target/safety schools. They, at least, may start communicating with you if they see your demonstrated interest.</p>
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Compared to their portion of the U.S. population, the southern and mountain states are definitely the most underrepresented:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061385773-post6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061385773-post6.html</a></p>
<p>However, since we know only the geographic characteristics of the admitted students and not of the applicant pool it is impossible to say how much the discrepancy in geographic distribution influences and is influenced by the chances of admission.</p>
<p>Only one state, ND, has a suspiciously higher level of representation than its geographic peers, and that can be attributed to its low population and the “Noah’s Ark” tendency to collect at least one male and female student from it every year. Collecting two students a year is enough to boost its listing higher than most other midwestern states. So, if you want to be certain of an geographic admissions boost, move to Grand Forks.</p>
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<p>Actually, my LMGTFY explains what SCEA is :P</p>
<p>Whoa. I started this thread a whole semester ago and it’s kind of exploded. I’m liking this. Some questions: </p>
<p>1) Considering that essays have to be a given length (sometimes 250, sometimes 500 words to describe your entire life and character in a college application), how largely do they factor in on the admissions process?
2) How much do teacher recommendations matter? I imagine that most of them sound pretty similar.
3) What kinds of extracurriculars do these schools like to see? </p>
<p>Gah–so worried for next year.</p>
<p>Applicant for class of '15 as well.</p>
<p>I’ll apply RD. I’m looking at UPenn for ED simply because I think I’ll have that much of a better shot since Yale is so tough to get in I don’t want my ED to go to complete waste - but I’m working hard to try and change that. I’ll still apply for kicks - It’s my top reach school. Would love to go for law.</p>
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<p>Your point is not entirely clear, so I’ll just make sure that you know that law is not an undergraduate major. Yale does have an excellent law school, though.</p>
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<p>Besides the confusion between YLS and Yale as an undergraduate college that Silverturtle has already pointed out, I should remind you that if you are accepted to Penn ED, you won’t be given the opportunity to apply to your top reach school.</p>
<p>Me. I’m doing early action. I know I won’t get in but I have to at least try hahaa :))</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I’ll apply RD. Probably will end up looking at economics if I get in.</p>