How do I employ this?

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<p>Comments/answers strongly appreciated.</p>

<p>1- Will I be expected to get involved in other ECs even if I was doing ~ 40hrs/wk of job and taking 12+ units (I would need to do this because I need the money)?</p>

<p>2- Can any of these be considered a ‘hook’, or can they be of any advantage when transferring as a junior from a JC to Stanford, if any? (Stanford seems more accepting to unusual but intellactually curious students):</p>

<pre><code> A- Being ultra-proficient in a critical language: Arabic (No, not just fluent) –> I didn’t see a subject SAT for Arabic…!!!

B- Coming to America at age 19 without the help/guidance/advice of anyone - was homeless twice once for 3 days and another for 311 days (shows a huge deal of determination…etc) Shameful!!.. but if it would help, i’m willing to use it!!

C- Being of a North African/Arabian descent (URM?)

D- Having worked 30-40 Hrs/Wk while attending a JC and maintaining 3.8-4.0 GPA in 12-18units-semesters.

F- Father passed away when the applicant was 13.
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<p>Which of the aforementined ‘unusuals’ should I start planning to use? and if any, How?</p>

<p>The intellectual curiousity thing is a different story. I’m just trying to determine what will work best to make my profile different.</p>

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<p>You could easily incorporate A,B,C, and F into one autobiographical type essay about coming from North Africa and becoming homeless, yet striving to make something of yourself.</p>

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<p>I think there’s definitely some hook here, especially with B, coming alone and then making a life for yourself. That is something that most people cannot say they did.</p>

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<p>A,B,D will certainly make you stand out. It seems like survival has been your main EC. </p>

<p>How old are you now? Are you US citizen? Are you trying to transfer as a junior?</p>

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<p>26 y/o. Yes, I’m a citizen. And yes I would be trying to transfer as a junior.</p>

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<p>and I like the way you put it “It seems like survival has been your main EC.” This is sooo accurate, but I never had enough (confidence?) in survival as an ‘activity’. You changed my perspective on this one. Thanks.</p>