What states are underrepresented?

Northstarmom
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:56:05 +0000

H has a hard time getting students from the Pacific NW. I heard this at a national meeting at Harvard for alum volunteer admissions interviewers. I don’t think the problem is a lack of smart students, but a lack of such students’ applying to H. My guess is that Pacific Northwest students want to stay on the West Coast.

It’s also hard for H to get students from Miss. and states like ND, SD, Wyoming and Montana.

Often you can figure out what states are underrepresented at a college by checking its admissions website to learn what states students come from.