<p>i know some ppl who are major star athletes and they get into HYPS even if they're not scintillating in academics.</p>
<p>what about hosting your own tv show (provincially viewed) for a year and a half? Put on Music Videos.</p>
<p>is it a good enough hook?</p>
<p>Better off if you’re an athlete, famous actor yourself, or kid of a multi-millionaire.</p>
<p>i donno im not liek FAMOUS famous.. but just like in the korean community in my province people recognize me and stuff… should i even send colleges samples of an episode or would they just get aannoyed that im sendign in so muc hstuff</p>
<p>So this show is from Korea, right? Supplemental stuff is good, but if it’s going to be in Korean, then would there be a point? I would personally strongly focus on that aspect in the application, but not send the actual show unless they gave me specific information to do so.</p>
<p>Nope i speak in english, i just put on Korean music videos.</p>
<p>What do you mean by “put on”? You dance in them, film them, or do you sing in them? Could you elaborate?</p>
<p>as in i introduce the show, artist, title, etc
then give show them the music video i ranted about</p>
<p>then i introduce another artist & a song and show them the music vdieo, etc etc</p>
<p>liek a Video jockey</p>
<p>A hook generally refers to underrepresented minority status, athlete, legacy or developmental admit. Yours is more of a unique and interesting extra curricular. It probably would be very noticeable. How much it would enhance your chances? Who knows. Good luck nonetheless.</p>
<p>Here’s a couple of ways to “position” your video hosting -</p>
<p>First of all, it’s a job, which you can use to show that you’re responsible -
You had to show up, be organized, pick the videos (did you make up your own comments? If so then you can talk about that).</p>
<p>At a minimum, this is something you could write about as an EC.</p>
<p>If you are applying to schools for some sort of communication/journalism/media program, then you can show that you’ve already got some experience, and then demo videos start making sense.</p>
<p>Think creatively about how it might be relevant.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>A hook does NOT refer to URM status and only rarely refers to legacy status. A hook is something that makes the school want you so badly that they are hoping you have the credentials to succeed there. Hooks come in variousl strengths. Being a recruited athlete is certainly one of the strongest hooks, as is being a developmental applicant (one who has, or whose parents have, enough money to make a substantial donation). Other hooks can be playing a fairly rare instrument well if the orchestra, symphony, etc. is graduating one or more others who play that instrument, being famous, being a novelist, winning very prestigious competitions, and the like.</p>
<p>Most of what people on here call “hooks” are really “tips.” All things being equal, a tip simply gets you selected over similarly qualified individuals. A tip can be any number of things, but I would think having your own TV show would qualify, and I do believe you should send a quick clip to admissions unless they specifically say they don’t want to see such things.</p>
<p>^There goes Tarhunt with his well-crafted definitions :)</p>
<p>woww thanks for the great answers!</p>