@Adrianlane Yes, I’d like for colleges to see it as a hook. I didn’t write my essays about my low-income status because I had a better and more raw-emotion driven topic to talk about. That being said, will my desired colleges still not take into consideration of my low-income?
@auntbea Thanks for the notice! And as for Stanford, I know that if I do somehow manage to get in, I’ll have free tuition. But will my CHANCES for, let’s say Stanford, be boosted in any way because of my situation?
This list is really finalized yet to be honest, I only put down the colleges that I’d like to go to the most based on my major (business… or undeclared not sure) and the school/campus/social life itself.