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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents asking about hooks, and especially athletic hooks, keep in mind that at least two hooks (athlete and legacy) are only applicable to one school. These people with multiple acceptances are not recruited athletes. Athletes by and large apply ED after having gone through athlete recruiting. If they're putting in multiple apps, they're not recruited athletes. Some who only just meet the academic requirements may put in some EA or RD apps for safety). No one is getting in all Ivies because they're an athlete. Same with legacy. Athletes may visit and talk to lots of schools (typically during junior year), but they don't shotgun applications. Rather, they get the benefit of a pre-read. They apply ED because they've committed. That also allows them to still apply RD if something goes wrong and admissions doesn't accept them in the end (for instance, if there is something in the full application that negates a positive pre-read (bad LORs, for instance).[/quote]So who are these people getting into all T20?[/quote]

That I do not know. But it's not the recruited athletes. Love them or hate them, but given the ED/REA/SCEA landscape, they're usually only applying one school. I guess one who is committed to an REA/SCEA school could theoretically put in a bunch of RD apps to see what happens, but it's unethical since they committed to a team. An athlete can't really apply to more than one Ivy, for instance.

I'm guessing these are kids with outstanding everything - including unique stories that indicate resilience. And I suspect this is most found in the LORs. People spend some much time talking about essays, and they're important once you have the stats to be considered. But once you get to the non-numbers part of the application, the LORs are the only thing that can be considered truly credible. I think some teachers/guidance counselors really secure students' acceptances, because they truly care about and believe in a student's potential. [/quote]

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