<p>Geography can actually be a HUGE factor.</p>
<p>Read this book:</p>
<p>[The</a> Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College…](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142003085?ie=UTF8&tag=thelightsonli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0142003085]The”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142003085?ie=UTF8&tag=thelightsonli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0142003085)</p>
<p>A major theme is the search for geographic diversity.</p>