<p>asian=one in a million
male= well, one in two
california= look at the size of that state!
divorced parents= one in a million in this day and age
single mother= see above
low income= one in a million</p>
<p>If he was low income he should have applied to questbridge which would have given him a slight edge. And if you are deferred questbridge and reapply I heard you can mark questbridge applicant which again gives you an edge over other applicants. but nothing that will make a dramatic difference</p>
<p>I think that once colleges see that you’re asian, they turn a blind eye to any socioeconomic disadvantages. After all, they still have their quotas for us in place.</p>
<p>umm, the fact that you’re asian living in cali is not a hook, but if you expand upon your family/financial situation somewhere in your apps (preferably in your essays), then yes, it could be a hook. Have you looked into questbridge yet? If you’re a US citizen then you should def. look into the questbridge program.</p>