<p>MidwestMom,
We have many kids applying to Barnard–probably 100 on the chart–so I would say it’s a geography thing. Funny, because that’s what led me to start this thread–the idea that maybe there’s an “opposite geography” at work that would enable my daughter to reach higher at a school that’s not on the East Coast/mid-Atlantic. It does seem like the opposite may be true–a midwest kid with the same scores and GPA as my daughter might have a better shot at a place like Barnard that a New Jersey girl.</p>