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[quote=Anonymous]I think we need to define what we all mean by "hook". I don't know for sure myself, and I don't really care what we decide as a group.  But we seem to be talking around each other, and maybe we can fix that.

So, hook" has been used in this forum to include any and all of:
(1) legacy
(2) athletic recruit
(3) URM
(4) good story - growing up in poverty, conquered illness
(5) passions/ECs
(6) great grades or SATs

I'd argue that the first 4 are hooks, definitely. I'm on the fence about (5). If the university needs a new oboist, that could be a hook, in the same way the school is looking to rebuild the football team to make the alums happy. But winning the state oboe championship, while very commendable, isn't a hook in my book, instead it falls in the category of, "here's an interesting kid who pursues her passion, and who might bring similar drive and motivation to a music major here, not to mention spicing up the annual talent show."

I don't think (6), including being valedectorian or NMSSF, is a hook. These are academic qualifications, pure and simple. You have SATs of 1400, you don't make the first cut. You have SATs over 2000 and GPA over 3.5, you make the first cut. Now we look at[/quote]

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