<p>is being a model a hook for ivy-league colleges? (pictures used for clothing companies, etc)</p>
<p>I’m wondering the same thing for being an actor. Do you mean as in what you did in high school or what you are looking to doing in the future?</p>
<p>my brother is a teen-model as a high schooler, but wants to go into Music and economics in an ivy league school. would being a model count as a hook for ivies?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>But it’s definitely an extracurricular activity (in the form of a job), and he could probably write a pretty interesting essay about it!</p>
<p>Like everything else, I think it would depend on the level of success he has achieved. If he guided his career and it grew to an impressive extent, for example, it would be a very impressive EC. Brooke Shields went to Princeton! He’d still need the stats though.</p>
<p>In all honesty, it probably depends on the college. I knew a professional dancer who applied to several colleges. Some didn’t give her the time of day, but others offered exceptionally nice perks and waived a lot of policies to try to lure her (for example, allowing her to enter programs as a freshman that usually required junior standing). I guess they felt someone who had turned pro at such a young age was a “go-getter” who’d make their school look good.</p>
<p>I think there’s a big difference between a dancer and a model. Dancing actually takes some discernable talent.</p>
<p>there’s a difference between hooks and EC"s. I think modeling would be a unique EC for him.</p>
<p>you might not realize this, but top colleges are looking for future successes who will build their reputation. unfortunately, being successful often entails being good looking. Ivies get a lot of applicants who are huge nerds, so showing that you are attractive/sociable is a plus.</p>
<p>@ChoklitRain, that’s cool advice but it doesn’t answer the question: does the OP’s brother put modeling under EC’s or hook?</p>
<p>there’s no specific place for “hook.” Put it under ECs and admissions will view it as a unique EC, and depending on how successful a model he has made himself, the extent of uniqueness or “hook” will be measured.</p>
<p>Assuming that you’re paid for modeling, it would be listed under employment.</p>
<p>It’s not a hook. Colleges aren’t recruiting models like they are star football players or multimillionaires’ offspring, for instance.</p>
<p>Brooke Shields got into Princeton, so it did not hurt her.</p>