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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, geographic diversity matters. No, it doesn't matter if you are from VA, DC, or MD - they are all the DC suburbs. It is STATE based. The reason is so that colleges can indicate in their literature that they have students from every state (hopefully multiple students). It doesn't matter for the literature what your zip code is!

Now, not being able to take more than several kids from the same high school is true (less so with an in-state public), but that's a whole other issue.

The myth about surviving a DC public school and colleges "bragging" about that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I do not know who started that or why it is perpetuated on this board, but it is NOT true. I have worked for many years in highly selective college admissions and again, it's just plain not true. Same with NYC public schools, Boston public schools, etc. No one cares if you survived. If anything, it means that your 4.0 is not as impressive as the one from the suburban kid because you had no competition. [/quote]

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