<p>I'm trying to build my college application around my love for economics. What would be a good hook (i.e. winning a certain competition etc) worthy of Ivy League admission? Also, what smaller things should I do to show interest in this area? Many thanks, I really appreciate your responses.</p>
<p>Not sure what grade you’re in or how much time you have, but have you ever thought of starting a club based on economics? Something like that might be good to write about for a college essay.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of Berkeley students who go around the area restaurants at closing time, collect all the left over food, and get it to the homeless shelters, homeless people etc.</p>
<p>If you can build a non-profit business doing something like that in your remote town, you may look good for Harvard. Just a thought
to get you started thinking on similar lines.</p>
<p>start a hedge fund. own an investment bank. take over wall street</p>
<p>Thanks for your suggestions. I’m currently a junior and I am starting a Fed Challenge team this year. Would winning this competition be a sufficient hook?</p>
<p>Some kids I know at Yale: 2400’ers, National Synchronized swimmers, All-American athletes, Cancer survivor (who understands Philosophy better than most professors in the country)</p>
<p>Nobody really answered the question. Does anyone know of any economics hooks?</p>
<p>A hook is something that a college feels it much have. Examples are players for the colleges varsity teams, students who are likely to major in underserved majors.</p>
<p>I can’t think of any economics hook. There also is an overabundance of stellar Ivy League applicants who plan to major in economics.</p>
<p>^ I agree.</p>
<p>Plus, in general I would saw that most “hooks” (recruited athlete, URM, first generation) are not something that you can suddenly create during your high school years.</p>
<p>BTW, your application does not have to focus around your intended concentration of ecenomics.</p>
<p>D, Harvard freshman, is an intended life science concentrator. No hook. ECs were dance (4 forms), 3 bands, drum major, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, NHS, volunteering. Nothing that was science. The only science activity on the entire application was one two-week summer science program.</p>