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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child has no "hooks" at an Ivy, is he sunk at STA if he has a few Bs?  Are Ivies only looking at near straight-A kids from STA if they aren't legacies, athletes, etc?[/quote]

I think your child will still stand out if he can score perfect (or near perfect) on the SAT and taking the most challenging classes available.[/quote]

This is our strategy.

And by the way, being an AA applicant coming out of STA isn't a hook.  Near perfect grades, test scores, recs, ecs are just as crucial.  The only students with true hooks are: legacies, and athletes (National and/or All-Met recognition). [/quote]

AA out of STA is a hook.  Why would applicants from STA not be considered URM?[/quote]

In Ivy admissions AA is not a hook. You do not know the definition of hook. A hook is not just an advantage, as URM is. A hook something that takes an applicant out of the regular applicant pool. Legacy and athletic recruit are the only hooks the admissions offices know. Development case may be a hook, but not always, and therefore is not by definition a hook.

Simply being an AA with average grades (3.3 and lower) and test scores (1800 or lower SATs and/or APs under 4) applying out of either NCS/STA will not open any Ivy league doors unless you're legacy or an elite athlete.  [/quote]

AA out of STA is not a hook (because AA is not in itself a hook); however, AA is always URM at Harvard and other Ivies. Believe it: it's true. [/quote]

Of course, URM status at Harvard or any of the other Ivies is an hook.

AA applicants from STA with average/below gpas & test scores are in for a rude awakening if they think that the Ivies will be interested in them.  Unless they're legacy, recruited athletes, or have parents with connections to governing boards, the Ivies are out of reach.[/quote][/quote]

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