Do you think this is a good "hook"?

Applying to College
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<p>I have grown up on a farm. My grandmother owns it but my house is on it. Of course I have speant all of my summers growing up working on it. My mom works on it and my dad even worked on it for 2 years. </p>

<p>I have been told that this is something that will set me apart and help me get into some schools, what do you think?</p>

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<p>Hooks are generally defined to be first generation college goers, underrepresented minorities, recruited athletes, etc. I wouldn’t place a farm as a hook, but it does certainly set you apart from the next applicant.</p>

<p>On financial aid forms, however, they will ask if you or your family owns a farm.</p>

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<p>Not really a hook I don’t think, but maybe something different to talk about in an essay.</p>

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<p>I agree with the other posters. It’s not a traditional “hook”, but depending on how you approach it, it could help set your apart.</p>

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<p>I am already planning on writing my essay about it since it is different.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the opinions!</p>

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<p>Not THAT different, unless you have a very special story to tell. There are millions of folks in this country who grew up on farms.</p>

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<p>I think that it will make for a really interesting essay, particularly for schools outside your area which may not get a lot of applicants from your background.</p>

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<p>I live on the East End of Long Island and am looking at schools in Boston and Philly, I am thinking that will help because you don’t find farms in cities lol</p>

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<p>Lorem, there are certainly not millions of folks in this country growing up on farms. </p>

<p>“An estimated 1.26 million children and adolescents under 20 years of age resided on farms in 2004, with about 699,000 of these youth performing work on the farms”</p>

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<p>^ and you have to wonder exactly how many of those are applying to colleges… </p>

<p>Can’t be too, too many…</p>

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<p>I understand there are plenty of kids on farms but that’s out west more. You do not find that many farms in the northeast, in Kansas or somewhere, yeah sure it’s not that unique, but here I believe it is something</p>