Please explain this please

Applying to College
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<p>So I was reading through some posts in threads. I kept seeing this word hook. What does it mean to be a hooked student or to have a hook?</p>

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<p>There is a search button at the top of the screen.
[College</a> Confidential Site Search Results - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/search_results.htm?q=definition+hook&sa=Google+Search&userInput=&sitesearch=collegeconfidential.com&cx=013579521852154800353%3Avvp1k6kluvq&cof=FORID%3A9#1033]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/search_results.htm?q=definition+hook&sa=Google+Search&userInput=&sitesearch=collegeconfidential.com&cx=013579521852154800353%3Avvp1k6kluvq&cof=FORID%3A9#1033)</p>

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<p>a hooked student is generally someone who has a trait of special interest for the college their applying to. Common hooks include being a recruited athlete, URM, legacy, first-generation college attendee, etc.</p>

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<p>@runi27
thank you for your help. I just kept seeing that word and had no idea what it meant.</p>

<p>@ Erin’s Dad
Please do not be rude to me again. I saw that you had originally wrote “Try it sometime”. I was just asking a question. However, I do appreciate the fact that you changed it. So thank you.</p>