<p>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. </p>
<p>It’s also hard for H to get students from Miss. and states like ND, SD, Wyoming and Montana.</p>
<p>Often you can figure out what states are underrepresented at a college by checking its admissions website to learn what states students come from.</p>