The ultimate hook

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>This just came to my mind a few days ago: Would a URM who qualified for USAMO be practically assured a spot at top colleges (assuming competitive GPA, reasonable SATs, etc.)? I personally thought that it wouldn't be enough, but then again how many URMs have you heard of qualifying for USAMO....of course if we're talking MOP then I'd probably say it's a given XD</p>

<p>(I'm not trying to sound racist, just gauging how much certain factors help in the admissions process...and no I'm not a URM so I'm not asking about myself lol)</p>

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<p>I don't know what the "ultimate" hook would be, but winning a Nobel Prize would certainly help your cause.</p>

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<p>What is a URM, and what are USAMO and MOP?</p>

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<p>URM= under represented minority and USAMO is a prestigious math olympiad.</p>

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<p>MOP = Math Olympiad Program. Top 30 USAMO scorers + top 30 freshmen. I'd say he or she would get into all.</p>

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<p>especially as a girl so qualified in math....</p>

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<p>When is AMC/AIME this year? Senoirs can participate, si?</p>

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<p>Wouldn't most who qualified get into just about any school?</p>

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<p>no dank08, it depends on your race unfortunately.
US used to be racist against black, not it's racist against asians. </p>

<p>anyway, if urm girl got USAMO then it's basically garantee (assuming everything else is "decent")
if it's urm, then he has a great great chance, but not a garantee.
if it's a non-urm girl, she has a great great chance at tech schools or schools that have separate app for engineering school.</p>

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<p>You guys are oversimplifying. There is no such thing as a "guarantee" to get into every university you apply to. Sure URM, USAMO qualifier, female are all going to help your application, but it's not like the aggregate sum of them will ensure a spot at a top college.</p>

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<p>No, if you were a child actor who discovered the cure for a major tropical disease and won the Pulitzer Prize for a best-selling novel, besides solving the P vs. NP problem, being nationally ranked in football and crew and feeding the entire homeless population of America, that would be the ultimate hook. Nothing else will guarantee you admissions.</p>

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<p>The only thing that guarantees a spot at top colleges is an acceptance letter from said college. Provided it wasn't forged.</p>

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<p>I would say having a couple of billions in your trust fund is the ultimate hook!</p>

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<p>I'd say being the son of the President is a pretty nice hook..</p>

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<p>How do you take the AIME tests?
Where/When etc...?</p>

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<p>I wonder if anyone would check if I claimed to be a daughter of President Bush. . .</p>

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<p>@b3tt3Rt[-]4nU</p>

<p>You have to pass AMC 12 or AMC 10 first to qualify for AIME. You take AMC/AIME/USAMO at your school.</p>

<p>Dates <a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc/whatswhen.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.unl.edu/amc/whatswhen.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>"You guys are oversimplifying. There is no such thing as a "guarantee" to get into every university you apply to. Sure URM, USAMO qualifier, female are all going to help your application, but it's not like the aggregate sum of them will ensure a spot at a top college."</p>

<p>ok, a urm female who got in USAMO has a GREAT chance, 99.999% of getting in.
so it's not garentee.</p>

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<p>they acutally sell a ultimate hook at academy for only like 30$ so i don't kno if that would help</p>

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<p>I bought one. Got accepted to all 15 Ivies.</p>