IMPORTANT: What is a good "hook"?

<p>Take me for example. I am undoubtedly the worst demographic aspiring to college: the Asian male. That's a large strike. But I'm also a first generation and (depending on how they take it) from a low-income family ~ <$10,000 / year. </p>

<p>So what constitutes a good "hook", and what would be a strike?</p>