Which of these hooks do you think is the strongest?

[Anonymous]

- first gen
- low income
- rural area

(not asking about ones that aren't listed like legacy or recruited athlete)

[Anonymous]

FGLI. No one can beat it.

[Anonymous]

the combo of all three works everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FGLI. No one can beat it.

Which is why these groups are so over represented in elite colleges.

Or it would be why, but they aren't over represented, which shows that it's far easier to get into elite colleges if you're UMC or rich. Rich, and the privileges that go with rich are far and away the biggest hooks for college.

[Anonymous]

Rural area in a rural state (Montana, West Virginia, etc.)
FGLI
Rural area in a non-rural state (New York, Maryland, etc.)
Low Income

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rural area in a rural state (Montana, West Virginia, etc.)
FGLI
Rural area in a non-rural state (New York, Maryland, etc.)
Low Income

Exactly. Hence the Yale brouhaha with the ND girl.

[Anonymous]

Would being from Arkansas, Oklahoma or Kansas (non-Kansas City) be considered adding to "geographical diversity"?

[Anonymous]

Recruited athlete beats everything.

[Anonymous]

$20 mil commitment to build a new library beats them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would being from Arkansas, Oklahoma or Kansas (non-Kansas City) be considered adding to "geographical diversity"?

From a rural area? Sure. But wealthy students from Little Rock, OKC, and Wichita still need to compete with students from the Bay Area, the tri-state area, Chicago, and the DC area. The geographic diversity boost is going to the rural kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rural area in a rural state (Montana, West Virginia, etc.)
FGLI
Rural area in a non-rural state (New York, Maryland, etc.)
Low Income

This one is hot now because it has traditionally been neglected and doesn't upset the current WH occupants.

The top one has always been hot because it is hard to find qualified kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rural area in a rural state (Montana, West Virginia, etc.)
FGLI
Rural area in a non-rural state (New York, Maryland, etc.)
Low Income

This one is hot now because it has traditionally been neglected and doesn't upset the current WH occupants.

The top one has always been hot because it is hard to find qualified kids.

What a bunch of BS.

[Anonymous]

I saw some Questbridge winners who were the children of professors at colleges in rural areas in the midwest. Being the kid of an English PhD who lives in a small college town isn't exactly what I imagine when I think of a kid from a rural and low income background. Guess it counts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recruited athlete beats everything.

Even reading comprehension?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Recruited athlete beats everything.

Even reading comprehension?

Probably was a recruited athlete.