Hook about my parents

malthus
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:12:55 +0000

Thanks for the responses guys. And sorry for the poor phrasing. I didn’t mean to say that I’m planning to write my essay about my parents. That would be quite odd :P.

Though, would you say that this “hook” would allow me a decent shot with great ECs, average scores and a poor GPA (3.9 uw IB Diploma)? Has anyone with that GPA gotten into Harvard at all? :o

Would this be a “big deal” that would make a long shot into a decent shot? Or would it merely count as a mere afterthought, like just another EC?

(sorry to go off-topic, but I have a chances thread for Columbia ED if anyone is interested. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/596415-chance-international-w-embarrassing-confession.html)