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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i suspect that a student from the DC area might get a meaningful advantage if applying to a low population remote state such as Wyoming, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and other places where no admission boost is needed.

Might generate better responses if certain targeted schools were named (Univ. of Texas, SMU, Rice, Colorado College, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, Tulane, the Maine LACs, WashU in St. Louis, etc.).

I do not think that there is any geographic diversity boost for a DC area student in the Northeast US or for the elite Chicago schools.

I realize that this post may not be very helpful, but it may help to generate additional responses.[/quote]

The DC area isn't a plus for ANY elite college, anywhere.  Not WashU, not Pomona, Stanford, etc.  Wishful thinking.  If you're from here and applying ANYWHERE you are considered advantaged.  [/quote]

In the case of &quot;geographic diversity&quot;, geographic distance [i]is [/i]the advantage or disadvantage. Two kids who are otherwise exactly the same in income / scores / gpa / race but one comes from thousands of miles away and the other doesn't. Kid applying to UVA from Palo Alto &gt; identical kid applying from McLean.[/quote]

Schools want to say 50 states. That’s the extent of the advantage of geographic diversity. If you’re from Mississippi applying to Carleton, it will help you. No school is struggling to check the Maryland or Virginia box and DC is irrelevant to the statement [/quote]

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