<p>Could you someone give me some examples of hooks and extracurricular activities? I am currently a rising junior wanted some application advice? I already know that I am supposed to get involved in something I have a passion for, I just want ideas.</p>
<p>Thanx</p>
<p>“I already know that I am supposed to get involved in something I have a passion for, I just want ideas” </p>
<p>Well… what do you have passion for? A laundry list of items will generate an “aha” moment for you?</p>
<p>Maybe you don’t have passion – this might be a better thing to investigate.</p>
<p>As far as the conventional def’n of a “hook” (something that competitive colleges are searching for" – either you have one or you don’t. It’s not something you can manufacture or put on like a jacket off the rack. Typical “hooks” can be ethnic background, low-income or rural background, legacy status, developmental admit, recruited athlete, or super genius/achiever in something (think best selling author, famed actor or Olympic gold medalist).</p>
<p>OP- Too late for you to glom any hooks. Anything added this late in the game looks like transcript padding. Guess you gotta go with what you got going on now. Good luck.</p>
<p>How can we give you ideas about what you are passionate about? A “good” extracurricular activity is anything that’s legal and that you really enjoy doing. It could be volunteering at a hospital, running your own business, riding horses, playing water polo, tutoring underprivileged children, tutoring overprivileged children, even working at McDonald’s.</p>
<p>Don’t get involved in extracurriculars because you think you’re “supposed” too. Your classmates and teachers/sponsors will not appreciate a half-assed participant. If something looks interesting to you, just do it. If it doesn’t, don’t do it.</p>