<p>Under the writing section of the common app it has a 1000 character space for elaborating on an extra curricular-what exactly does this entail? With such a limited amount of space how can you explain the activity, your role in it, and it's impact on you?</p>
<p>It’s not that hard. Keep everything concise and only write about what’s important. Not sure why this is in the Penn forum though.</p>