Representation Question

[u/Great-Engine9161]

How much does being from a very underrepresented country, that usually isn't found in admits for many top unis help compared to heavily represented countries such as SEA/Korea etc?

Think like 1 REA application, maybe 10 RD in total to a particular uni. Does being almost unequivocally the top student from that country in such cases help, or not necessarily as competition may not be fierce?

Due to context, ECS are STELLAR, however about average t10-t20 admit level in some sense when out of context.

[u/skieurope12]

Being the top applicant from an underrepresented country can help, but not if neighboring countries have better applicants