To all the brownies out there

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Could those of you enrolled please briefly explain what your “hooks” were. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>If you’re looking for hooks, most people will probably say they didn’t have any (hooks being URM, family-member, endowment). Now, there may be things like accomplishments (national competitions, nationally talented athlete, etc.) that helped get people in.</p>

<p>But about hooks: they may be overexaggerated in importance. I know a girl whose sibling is going to Brown. She got into Stanford, but was rejected from Brown. Go figure.</p>

<p>As for mine: I didn’t really have any hooks. I think you’re looking more at accomplishments, or things that they think made their application stand out. For me, I personally think the best thing about my application was how, in two different essays in the supplement I showed my love for science and learning since I was a little kid, giving specific examples and explanations.</p>

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<p>It’s Brunonian.</p>

<p>As for my own hook, it was something pretty rare so there’s no point in mentioning it because it’s not something you have much control over.</p>

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<p>I’m a Brownie :P</p>

<p>I wrote a really really long extended research paper. I spent a lot of time on it. I got really into it and integrated it into my application. Then I sent the research paper to them. Then I got in.</p>

<p>I also had a lot of leadership/teamwork things to go with all this self-starter-ness. So there.</p>

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<p>you don’t have to have a hook to get into brown, so don’t stress if you don’t have one
also ignore the fact that i just said “don’t” three times</p>

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<p>Hooks, as other people have mentioned, are generally things that a person can’t help, like race, gender, socioeconomic background, geographic background, whether or not you’re the first in you family (ever) to go to college, etc. I myself am a Korean-American male from Long Island who whole family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents, etc.) have attended at least some college- no hooks.</p>

<p>However, maybe you could ask what people think got them into Brown (which is what I think you meant to ask). Take a gander at this pretty recent thread asking the same thing, if you so please:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/745315-how-did-you-get.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/745315-how-did-you-get.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>being awesome was my hook</p>