@justlookingnow , a cousin of mine attends UVa and stated that I should not worry about the SAT2s, as she got in OOS without them. I live in Appalachian Ohio, and as I previously said, my teachers are very unknowledgable about the SAT and SAT2s. They told me that my AP scores should be sufficient enough, as some admissions counselors are aware that the SAT is highly unstressed in some regions. A fellow student of mine attends Cornell without SAT2 tests in his application. As for my “hook”, I have had an extremely rough life (as one can associate with the Appalachia Ohio), that is moderately private and I will discuss in essays. I’m not using my past as my “hook”, persay, I am simply using my current life standing as a display of my personaility traits that could be convincing of my dedication as a student.