Common App Activities: How to Fit More Than 10 on Your List
Common App Activities: How to Fit More Than 10 Extracurriculars on Your List Preparing your Common App activities can be just as stressful as completing the personal statement and college-specific supplements. This is especially true when your list of activities exceeds the limit set by the Common App! For some students, the 10 spaces for […]
Why All Community Service is Not Created Equal: How to Use it Effectively
Why All Community Service is Not Created Equal Catherine Kannam December 29, 2017 share on $(‘.facebook’).hover(function () { $(‘.fb-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); $(‘.fb-hover-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); }); $(‘.linkedin’).hover(function () { $(‘.linkedin-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); $(‘.linkedin-hover-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); }); Why All Community Service is Not Created Equal I’ve met dozens – if not hundreds – of students who, when asked about their volunteer work or community service, […]
Categorizing Your Extracurricular Activities for College Applications
Categorizing Your Extracurricular Activities for College Applications Too many applicants rush through their Common App activities list. A slap-dash mention of how you’ve spent your time for the last four years is not going to get you into your dream colleges. Everything about your extracurricular activities for college applications matters: the titles, the descriptions, the […]