<p>We’ll just pretend that you were kidding…</p>
<p>Who knows why they really take anyone, but my son was accepted ED (a hook in and of itself, I think) to Columbia with some possible “hooks”:
Attended intense dual arts/academic public HS where he took 3 arts classes (Performance and Tech) , plus 5-6 academic classes per term thru extended day format, founder/EIC of School Lit Mag 4 years, one of 2 student reps (the rest are admins, teachers,and parents) on School Leadership Team for 4 years, co-founder of GSA, Day of Silence Coordinator, strong,memorable (he used 2 4 letters words to describe his thoughts during a car crash) essay, in “Why CU” question, focused on the core curriculum and diversity of thought, NOT on NYC (he’s FROM NYC). Biggest hook was probably a demonstrated passion/talent for, and very strong commitment to community theatre.</p>
<p>those aren’t really hooks, just good things - if they are hooks, than I have lots of similar things too</p>
<p>My hook… well, I dropped out of school three times: once from middle school, once from high school, once from college. </p>
<p>Only the high school was an “official” drop out, but the other two are still significant & recorded/talked about. </p>
<p>And yeah… actually dropped out… never went back… no GED… etc.</p>
<p>So far gotten into Smith, Wellesley, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, and UChicago. Waiting on Stanford and Swarthmore.</p>
<p>This thread has better stand-up than Comedy Central! You guys are all bulletproof IMO.</p>
<p>I was really hoping that this thread wouldn’t be brought up again. I think I made some rather pretentious/arrogant statements earlier on (when I was new to CC and still thought everyone here kept attacking me).</p>
<p>Heh thisyearsgirl…I think you’ve been forgiven</p>
<p>i sing everything under the sun.</p>
<p>Well I dont really know if these will help buuut…</p>
<p>1) Founded and org at my school called Knights for Darfur, to raise money/awareness about the crisis in Darfur</p>
<p>2) Went to Uganda in October (missed school, and yet came back and scored a 98% on a unit final for a unit i wasnt even there for, haha), to volunteer with AIDS orphans (built a foster home, taught lessons about canada, etc)… The plan is to go back during the summer between gr 12 and uni for at least a month and hopefully teach some soccer</p>
<p>3) Will have played varsity soccer gr 10-12 <a href=“high%20school%20starts%20in%20gr%2010%20here”>captain</a></p>
<p>4) JV bball gr 10(leadership award), V bball grade 12 (unsure about whether to play this year… could play JV again, would it look bad if i dont play?)</p>
<p>5) Nominated for young calgarian of the year (but did not win, so not sure if that helps at all really, haha)</p>
<p>6) Born in Norway, British citizen (spent younger childhood years there), moved to canada age 9…not sure whether this is more likely to help or hinder</p>
<p>7) Does my dad graduating from Cambridge help? I am not planning on applying there, but I don’t know whether having a parent who has gone to a prestigious university makes a difference</p>
<p>8) Planning to start a Right to Play group at my school (after Christmas, though, since school ends in a week)</p>
<p>9) Play tier 1 club soccer (highest level where I live), won silver at provincials x 3 (but never gold 
)</p>
<p>yah…this is more EC’s than a hook I guess, but I live in Canada and to tell you the truth I am not completely sure if any of these look that spectacular compared to everyone else (since everyone on here is practically a superhero)</p>
<ul>
<li>been playing the piano since i was 3</li>
<li>3 varsity sports all 4 yrs of hs, captain</li>
<li>girl interested in engineering</li>
<li>only taken 3 non-ap classes throughout hs (2 of which were enriched)</li>
<li>national ap scholar, national merit semi-finalist</li>
</ul>
<p>my sparkling personality ;)</p>
<p>and I suppose alot of luck.</p>
<p>I am 1/2 URM !</p>
<p>My hook is that I am Asian, play a musical instrument and am also on the football team (I joined so it would help me get into college…I am not any good and really don’t even like it).</p>
<p>Mom, Uncle, and Aunt all went to one school I’m applying to. Also, I’m an atheist, so that may help with admissions to a couple of Jesuit schools that I applied to.</p>
<p>high SATs, and this competition: [Now</a> Debate This](<a href=“http://www.nowdebatethis.com%5DNow”>http://www.nowdebatethis.com)</p>
<p>hey anisky, how did you get into those colleges as a dropout? Essays? SATs?</p>
<p>My hook?</p>
<p>I’m the sexiest man alive ;)</p>
<p>College Wrestling</p>
<p>Someone had to die. It was not going to be me, not someone I knew, not even someone I did not know. It had to be a snowball</p>
<p>(An assignment by my Creative Writing teacher; I killed a snowball that melts throughout a poem.)</p>