<p>should i submit a seperate activities sheet? Some things don't fit in the activites section of the app.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Perhaps in the opitional supplement part? I wouldn't recommend sending in things without using any of their forms for them.</p>
<p>It's almost always a good idea to send in an activities supplement, unless the application specifically discourages supplemental materials.</p>
<p>Why wouldn't something fit in the activities section? Princeton's online app allows you to add as many activities as you like, and the character limit doesn't limit you too much, either.</p>
<p>I sent an activities sheet, and it seemed to work pretty well. Its nice for the adcoms to have one sheet summarzing your major activities.</p>
<p>I also sent one in. Not that I had a lot of activities, but I had a lot of involvement within each activity.</p>
<p>Yeah same here, worldshopper. Its especially helpful to use an activity sheet if you have numerous awards/recognition/other cool things related to specific activities. B/c those don't fit easily on the application, and are important.</p>
<p>My D (who was accepted) submitted a 4 pg activities sheet, in a table-like format. On the Princeton app, she listed the highlights of each activity (in the space provided) and wrote "see attached activities list" on the top of the page. She then submitted the activities list in the same envelope as the Princeton app.</p>
<p>I did it exactly as how SurgeonMom described except that my Activity sheet was sent with my trancript by my g.c. My sheet was only 1.5 pages long, limited to only 5 ECs. Table like format as well.</p>
<p>thanks everyone. Mine is 2 pages..it's not a laundry list but I listed things I did for each activity in detail.</p>
<p>Surgeon Mom-
Is there any way you could PM me with the format of your D's activity sheet? I can't exactly picture it in my head from your description, but I know that I'll probably have to end up using something like that.</p>
<p>I think I will probably do the same as Surgeonmom's D and worldshopper, though I will make an effort to keep it as concise as possible so it doesn't look like a laundry list. I am usually against doing such things, but my involvement in band includes many different things: Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, Summer Band, World's Largest Quintet (a side group), All New England Band Festival, Districts, hopefully All-State, solo competitions, etc. I could put "Band" on my application, but as it is my biggest EC I want to show them that I am involved in everything my community (and pretty much state) has to offer for band.</p>
<p>I used a different format- I listed my Ec's in the boxes provided and pretty much used the essays to highlight what I'm all about and how my Ec's all contribute something to me.</p>
<p>My idea is not to tell or list but to show and demonstrate everything about me.</p>
<p>jegan3: how do I PM you?</p>
<p>I will field that one, surgeonmom. Just click on the user's name and you'll see the option to "send a personal message (PM)." Just click on that and type away.</p>
<p>Thanks, I didn't even know what PM meant! My D would be cringing.....</p>
<p>Thanks, SurgeonMom. If you don't want to PM it, you can also email me: jesiegan AT gmail.com. I really appreciate it!!</p>
<p>hmm how come you guys didn't just use the extra section on the common app as a resume area?</p>
<p>Yikes. I have like a 5 page resume that has everything from my College Board scores to my involvement in study abroad. Is it okay to just send in this resume with a letter of explanation? I am submitting the rest of the Common Application and supplement online.</p>
<p>It is my understanding that a resume only serves the purpose of providing info that is not included on the application. There is a place on the application to provide your SAT scores, so no need to have the info duplicated on your resume.</p>