Brown Hooks

[arwarw]

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@arwarw I am not asking a question as much as I am trying to incite a discussion that may be interesting to others in the future. A lot of people are on this site purely for information and I believe that many prospective students of a certain diversity (minority, low income) would do well to have access to a conversation that explores this topic.

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<p>@CynicalPeace‌ My advice to those students is don’t get bogged down with ‘hooks’. We had a girl at my kids’ high school last year from the deep south, African American, first generation, academically qualified (she is a freshmen at another Ivy League school) who applied ED to Brown - she was deferred and subsequently rejected by Brown. </p>

<p>Forget the ‘hooks’ and focus on working diligently in school, engaging with your community and wholeheartedly pursuing your interests; and then develop a thoughtful list of colleges that spans the selectivity spectrum. </p>