Will my hook be enough?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I am a korean american male
I go to Plano West Senior High in Texas
3.7 Weighted GPA
3.5 Unweighted GPA
around 25 percent
29 ACT (Intend to take one more time)
1800 SAT (same here)
660 US HIS
650 Math 2
(should i do a 3rd one)
4 yrs top orchestra
4 yr all region violinist
2 time all state violinist
Secretary of orchestra, junior officer
North Texas Youth Orchestra co principal chair
Key Club member
FBLA (placed 5th in region for business law)
2 great teacher recs from teachers who know me very well
Big Brothers and Big Sisters volunteer
Visiting Nurses Association Volunteer
Church Praise Team
Church Orchestra Director
VBS games director
Little League Umpire
JV baseball </p>

<p>Now my hook;</p>

<p>My father had been deported during my sophomore year. I have 2 younger brothers. My mom has been hit hard by supporting us and i hav had to pick up a load too because of my bros. I had to get a hardship license, and I hav basically been acting in place of my dad while juggling my studies. Freshmen and sophomore yr my Weighted GPA was 3.4 and 3.65 now Junior yr 4.18 and 4.2 even with my father gone.. I have taken the hardest courses each yr...although i struggled freshmen yr i hav shown significant improvement. </p>

<p>Is this enough for me, even though i lack in so many areas?</p>

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<p>Honestly I don’t see how that is much of a “hook”. There are thousands of kids who are raised by single parents. Your academics aren’t horrible, but you should definitely try to raise your SAT score. Unless you can write a great essay explaining what you learned from your hardship and how it made you a better person, it isn’t going to help you that much.</p>

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<p>I think that your personal story, and the burdens that you have had to undertake because of your family situation, might help (to some extent) to balance out your less than stellar GPA. Unfortunately, your ACT and SAT scores are extremely low for GU, and I don’t think that your personal hardships will be as much of a counterweight on that front. Anything is possible, so if you want to go to GU you should definitely apply, but it is a high reach for you and I would definitely have a Plan B and Plan C.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t get your hopes up. I wouldn’t even really call that a “hook.”</p>

<p>Also, if you do apply to Georgetown you will need one more SAT subject test.</p>