Yea I dont really have any hooks so Im not expecting to get into any of the top tier schools. Its pretty much luck of the draw for me. Although since I live in Texas I will be applying to colleges such as Texas A&M, UT Austin, and Rice University along with colleges like USC and UC San Diego. Im definitely considering pre-med so I figured UT Austin is a pretty good school for biology which I believe I have a decent chance of getting into. Stanford would be the dream school, especially since it has a really good biology program and location but like you said without the hook I am probably too similar to other applicants and will be rejected.