The College Hook

The College Hook: Packaging
Yourself To Win the College
Admissions Game
by Pam Proctor

THE COLLEGE HOOK by

Category: Non-Fiction

Age Recommendation: Grades 9+

Release Date: 6/07

Publisher: Center Street

Reviewed by:

Rating: 5 Stars

Gaining admittance into the college of your choice is no easy task. With THE COLLEGE HOOK, written by Pam

Proctor, the president of College Application Consultants, Inc., I have to say that your odds are greatly improved!

The book is broken down into four main parts: Discovering Your Hook, The Top Ten College Hooks, Packaging

Your

Hook, and Selling Your Hook. Each main category is then broken down into smaller, more-manageable

sections, such as

Hooks That Worked, The Resume Power Play, and Acing the Interview.

I know you’re asking yourself: “What in the world, exactly, is the college hook?” According to Ms. Proctor, it’s

pretty

simple: it’s

“that one special interest that will cause admissions officials to salivate over an

application and

significantly increase the odds of getting into a favorite college.”

Basically, colleges are looking for that unique “something” that makes you you – that “something” that will make

their

college a better college, and will make them sorry if they don’t accept you! But to find your hook, you have to

find the

strengths and weaknesses in yourself, and that’s not always an easy task. But THE COLLEGE HOOK

stresses the

importance of doing just that, and The Top Ten College Hooks (including Athletic, International,

Music, Political,

Technology, Humanitarian, Science, Writing, Drama, and Multicultural) go a long way in helping

you figure out your

personal hook before you begin the college admissions process.

This is a must-read for teens getting ready to begin sending out those college applications. From writing an

interesting,

professional resume to acing your admissions interview, everything about the application process is

covered.