<p>Couple questions on it?
1.) is it more geography based or ethnicity based?
2.) Would i be considered as i m well above the requiremtns and i live in buffalo, ny?</p>
<p>If you have participated in activities to promote diversity, if you come from a family that is working class, you are first generation, urm, etc… I would say apply. It isn’t going to hurt. It is a 1,000 word essay.</p>
<p>I think race and geography are the 2 most important factors. I am basing this off who I know that has received this in the past. There isn’t anything I would consider truly diverse about the girl who received it last year…except her county in Ohio.</p>
<p>I think they will give preference to certain kids… that is what I get from the website.</p>
<p>If you have a compelling story , tell it.</p>
<p>I would agree race and geography, equally, although sometimes it does appear that geography might be the slight edge WITHIN Ohio. To be honest, they do seem to focus more on the Ohio Appalachian county students than out of state applicants.</p>
<p>***BUT that is not across the board, for sure. </p>
<p>Around here, they tend to select one student from each Appalachian county school district where they have an applicant, but that student’s home address must be in an Appalachian county as well. If your school is within an officially designated Appalachian county but your home address is in a bordering county that is not officially designated Appalachia, forget it (unless race or ethnic heritage or other diversity might apply, of course). You can live literally 1 foot from the Appalachian county line and have your school building across the street from your house within the App county line -doesn’t matter. You don’t qualify.</p>
<p>By all means, apply! You never know and much may depend on how many applicants they have from a particular region, which you can’t know. For out-of-state, I think the first generation, interesting diversity stories, etc, <em>may</em> apply more heavily as well. As the previous poster said, tell your story! :)</p>
<p>(Student’s financial situation and excellence/opportunities of school district do not apply to the Morrill, which is why it seems that “well off” students and kids from superior school districts often receive it - they do)</p>
<p>friedpasta: that sounds like you are describing my daughter’s school district. Our county is the furthest county north that is still considered appalachia so there are kids whose situation you have just described! (luckily not my D) :)</p>