What Is An Admissions Hook?

Get ready for a juicy and salacious topic in this week’s episode of Sh*t Your Teenagers Won’t Tell You! Join Cathy and Meredith as they dive into the concept of 'hooks' in the college admission process. They explore what hooks are and discuss the various types, including the nuanced world of athletic recruitment, the use of arts, what advancement is (and is not), and the reality of letters from trustees. Cathy shares a concrete example demonstrating the effectiveness of a true hook, and they leave the audience with a necessary truth about highly selective admission in the United States! Don’t miss out on this real and insightful episode. Thanks for tuning in! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• [0:01:00] The salacious topic of today’s episode!
• [0:01:44] Thinking you can take advantage of a “hook” in the admissions process.
• [0:02:00] How Cathy would define “the hook” in admissions.
• [0:03:35] We take a look at different types of hooks.
• [0:05:10] Our hot-take on the different divisions of athletic recruitment.
• [0:10:30] Using arts as a hook (like dance or music performance).
• [0:15:45] The thing people get most uncomfortable about: advancement (or money).
• [0:18:00] Why advancement (as a hook) is more than writing a check.
• [0:20:00] Kids with letters from trustees (or really fancy people).
• [0:23:14] Can hooks work? We end off with a concrete example.
• [0:25:45] The courts will most likely be coming for legacy and advancement etc.
• [0:26:00] The truth: highly selective admission in the USA is not a meritocracy.

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