<p>Are you in similar situation as I am?</p>
<ol>
<li>Race: It does not help! ORM</li>
<li>First Generation College: Not even close! Both parents have education way beyond college.</li>
<li>Low income: No! $100,000+</li>
<li>FA: Yes! (For private colleges)</li>
<li>Another math/science ORM</li>
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<p>BTW, I do not play piano or violin. <----- My hook!!!!!!</p>
<p>I’m white and from Long Island. Also Female. :|</p>
<p>ryan
yours plus do play violin…</p>
<p>Ryan- cheer up, I take it from your name that you are male. That is a hook in itself.</p>
<p>nightpwnsj00, same situation except male. And i go to one of the catholic schools.</p>
<p>Korean/Chinese male. My dad has an MBA, even though he is an immigrant. Highest income bracket. (Is this even a disadvantage? It doesn’t make sense that it would be.)</p>
<p>Planning to major in Economics. (Overpopulated major? I don’t know.) I’m from California.</p>
<p>So I’ve got maybe 2 or 3.</p>
<p>I’m Chinese, parents have Master’s and Ph.D respectively, not low income (not high either), NYS…crap i’m not getting into college…</p>
<p>I am a white, middle class girl who has never had to overcome any ‘personal tragedies,’ or done anything you would not expect from a teenager. The parents went to a university and a trade school. I’m just sort of hoping colleges need more ladies in their engineering programs. If not, I’m basically out of luck.~</p>
<p>I guess someone blending in might be:</p>
<p>White
Female
No major illnesses, disabilities or ADD from stable family (no divorce or separations)
Lived in a suburb of Philadelphia all her life and now applying to a private Liberal Arts school in her state
Intended major: History
Middle Income Parents (who both went to college requesting financial aid
Good not great Grades and Scores
Band member playing flute (no awards) (note: only slightly more blah than alto saxophone)
Freshman Tennis or Freshman Cross-Country (toss-up as to which is more blah)
Sophomore year summer went to the Bahamas to help fix a leaking roof with her church group
Dance Club (Culinary Club might be a good choice too)
Yearbook Staff (photography)
No job other than babysitting
Book Award - Poetry (title: My Pony’s Heart Beats Loudly)
Reads to elderly at nearby Senior Center
Junior Year - Treasurer
No loss of close loved one
No defining moment that changed their lives
College App Essay: Pick a person that inspires you: Grandmother or Grandfather</p>
<p>That should pretty much not stand out. ;)</p>
<p>I’m an Asian male who’s good at math and piano. I’m sure that combination is very much in demand at top colleges.</p>
<p>Side note: why is first-generation a hook?</p>
<p>If you are an Asian female from suburban New Jersey, are not low-income but not wealthy either (i.e., need financial aid), are good at math/science (potential pre-med track), don’t have any standout accomplishments (academic or otherwise), are not first-gen, and are good at the piano… good luck - you are basically the totally anti-hooked applicant.</p>
<p>^^^ Yes, I thought i fit that but I’m an Asian Male not a female =]</p>
<p>Is having a learning disability a hook? I was in Special Education because of a disability.</p>
<p>White
Female
Bay Area
Jewish
High income
etc. </p>
<p>Like Gofygure, my only saving grace might be that I’m a female interested in engineering.</p>
<p>indian girl from suburban nj woooo (twist: who is bad at math and science!)
parents have masters degrees/high income… guess i should start buying state school apparel now :P</p>
<p>[li] Chinese female (this practically SCREAMS “ORM” to all top colleges)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Primary interests are in the languages and humanities; fluent in English, Chinese, French, and Spanish (certified with high level, internationally recognized proficiency tests), tutor students at school for free in all levels of French, Chinese, and Spanish courses, currently picking up German. Don’t know if this would count as a hook. It probably won’t; it’s just one of my more significant EC’s</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Low income (family annual income under $60,000)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] NOT first generation</p>[/li]
<p>If low income counts as a “hook”, then I only have one.</p>
<p>EDIT: Ooh! Another REALLY important anti-hook: NON-U.S. CITIZEN. I hold a Canadian passport, and have applied for Permanent Residency status, but the processing often takes years. It most likely won’t make it in time for my college apps.</p>
<p>Some colleges have separate funds for canadian/mexican nationals applicants, and it’s okay since canada is cooler anyway.</p>
<p>anti-hook : ORM, math/science, international, needs aid.</p>
<p>Lol. Why am I bothering again?</p>
<p>anti-hookSSS: ORM, international, needs aid (lots and LOTS of it.)</p>
<p>About as uninterested in math and science and as rabidly interested in the Humanities as one can be, but I doubt that’s gonna help much, lol.</p>
<p>really?..this is kind of silly…</p>
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<p>lol, my best friend at college matches every single point you just listed (he’s asian if you were wondering), and plays both the piano and violin</p>