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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes and no.

You can't just move to bum-f$ck ND and expect to get in to Ivies or where ever. More and more colleges expect IB or AP and a rigorous course background. If a small town or suburb of a major city has that then there are admits. If not, the school takes a risk because even "top" students from McLean, IL may not be prepared for college at MIT or Harvard.[/quote]

This isn't actually true. Colleges strive for geographic diversity, so you absolutely can expect Harvard et al to accept a few kids from "bum-f$ck ND" for purposes of balancing out all of the schmucks from McLean. Believe me, having gone to one of these schools, I was grateful for the folks from North Dakota and Kansas who seemed far more down to earth than the jackasses like you. Of course, they're not going to accept idiots, but as hard as it may be for you to believe, there are plenty of poor, smart kids from rural and inner city urban areas who would flourish given an opportunity like this.[/quote]

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