<p>So I'm a triplet...yeah it's cool and no we don't have ESP...
I wrote my commonapp essay on it too
Do you think this qualifies as a "hook" in that it's unique?</p>
<p>“Hook”? As in colleges are viewing triplets as “We MUST have them?”</p>
<p>No way. </p>
<p>Interesting, sure. A hook? Nope.</p>
<p>hook as in slight advantage, not must have</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think so. </p>
<p>The only way I can think of that being an advantage is if you wrote a good essay about it.
Otherwise, how does being a triplet make you more qualified for college than the rest of the applicants?</p>
<p>no (10char)</p>
<p>Think of a hook as something that colleges can put down on their brochures and brag about having in statistics measured by US News and World Report rankings. Being a triplet, having red hair and blue eyes, or knowing how to do three yo-yo tricks aren’t hooks. That’s not saying that it’s not interesting or that you shouldn’t write about it, but please don’t think that you can quantify it as being an advantage in the same way as, say, being a recruited athlete or a legacy might be.</p>
<p>^ lol colleges would brag about their legacies in their brochures? it’s not a hook.</p>
<p>Legacy is definitely a hook (doubles acceptance rate at Penn for example).</p>
<p>They don’t brag about it in a brochure perhaps but I’m sure they tout it in the alumni magazine…</p>
<p>that’s not conclusive about it being a hook. for example legacy students are likely just stronger applicants.</p>
<p>there’s a difference between a legacy who donates large amounts of money, and your run-of-the-mill legacy. i don’t think the latter is or should be counted as a hook, though i may be wrong. depends on your definition of hook. what i know is it’s not nearly as helpful as undisputed hooks such as URM, recruited athlete, development admit, so i don’t count regular legacy as hook…</p>
<p>In '08, quadruplets got into MIT, and MIT did mention it when they discussed the freshman class in a newspaper article.</p>
<p>I have also heard that if multiples apply to the same school, there is some effort to accept the set. </p>
<p>But, mostly it can be a fun essay topic. Not a hook.</p>
<p>You might not know this, but some schools do in fact claim to consider legacies as a factor in admissions. I’m not saying that it’s exactly the same as being an URM or a recruited athlete, but it can be a hook at certain institutions. I can’t think of any institutions that consider triplets as a hook, or any statistics or policies that specifically concern triplets.</p>
<p>Admissions officers are human beings, and they are interested in interesting people. Triplets are inherently interesting, so it may get you a little attention–but probably only if all three of you are applying to the same school (with similar qualifications). The common wisdom is that a school will accept all or none if the qualifications are comparable.</p>