<p>I'm just wondering if my story is a hook.</p>
<p>I went to a really gettho school in New Mexico after moving from California. I spent a year in a boarding school in India, where many students were expected to go to IIT. I then came back to the states and homeschooled myself while doing competitive figure skating. When I was 13 I took a test called the CPE and enrolled in classes at the local comm. college, after working on my basics I began working on my two year degree. I am in my 2nd year and once I complete it, I will be about 16 1/2 years old and will get my GED. Do you think this is a hook?</p>
<p>I am also a minority, first generaton american and first person to go to college on my moms side. I come from a low income family as well $40,000<</p>
<p>Well I know someone with a very similar story except she graduated at 16 with a full diploma rather than a GED.</p>
<p>She was rejected from every school she applied to (ranging from HYPSM-level to Ivy/Ivy-equivalents). So, at least in her case, it definitely wasn't a hook.</p>
<p>The right combination of factors for you might create a hook. Are you an underrepresented minority?</p>
<p>What you said above is very interesting, and the figure skating would make for a great essay if you can pull it off creatively. </p>
<p>What gives you more of an advantage is this:
" am also a minority, first generaton american and first person to go to college on my moms side. I come from a low income family as well $40,000<"</p>
<p>Write great essays and between the essays, recs and gc report be sure to explain your situation carefully!</p>