<p>the more you read about pre admissions, the more you read about the need to have a “hook”… a hook is a particular area of interest that you pursure and will continue to pursue in prep school. i have very catholic interests and am capable and devoted to everything i pursue, but my opportunity to pursue is limited. i like philosophy, so i will take a philosophy class. i read about philosophy, but what else can i do? sure, i philosophize theories independently, but what do they care? they’ll never know because it’s not on my record or whatever. i’m an excellent artist, love art, i’m a natural, but haven’t been able to take classes in the past few years, which is out of my control… but i draw on my own.</p>
<p>so how do these kids with “hooks” prove their hooks? like, for instance, on the andover web site, they state that theres a variety of hooks… an they list math and history as examples. for math, you can prove your interest and aptitude by taking advanced classes… but how do you do that with history? there are only so many history classes offered by schools and with history you can’t skip a year if you’re good at it… how do you prove interest? basically the main reason i’m interested in prep school is because they offer so many opportunities to pursue interests. i’m completely capable, but how do i prove natural talent that hasn’t been cultivated due to opportunity?</p>
<p>what do you do to prove to them that you truly are very interested in topics but don’t have a class or something to prove it?</p>