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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am glad jeff cleaned up this thread.

As for hooks, a hook is bringing something to the school that they think they need.

Some do it with sports -- For example, if you are 6'11" and can hit a three, Duke will take you.

There are other ways...who you know, parents, etc.

Donald got into Warton based on his father's money.  Barrack got into Columbia based on the need for more minorities.

My daughter won a national academic contest, which looks good.

I imagine kids that win the jeopardy teen tourney do well.

Charley Young (fictional) got into Georgetown based on a recommendation from the POTUS.

But, many kids can market themselves with a narrative to get into a good college.  I have a friend who was a c+/B- student, not an athlete, who got into duke -- his hook: very good SAT's coupled with creating a business in HS that did very well.[/quote]

Most of these are not hooks. The word does not encompass everything that could boost an application.

20:11 on the first page listed everything that people commonly mean when they refer to hooks. Only addition to that list is 1st generation in family to go to college and/or very low income. Also, the sports category includes all recruited athletes, regardless of whether they are anywhere close to Olympic level. [/quote]

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