Activities and Additional Information Section

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I think that 10 spots is not enough to list all of my extracurriculars, jobs, and volunteering. Is it okay if I run out of room on the activities list to put the rest under additional information? I have been trying to group activities together but it difficult for me. Maybe I can get rid of some activities, I'll list them and just tell me what you think.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
High School Orchestra 9th-12th (Section Leader 10th-12th, Fundraising Chair 11th, Co-President 12th)
Member in my city's symphony 10th-12th
Member of high school string quartet 10th-12th
Middle School Rock Orchestra Assistant Director 11th-12th
Viola lessons for 8 years
Piano lessons for 5 years
Cello lessons for 2 years
Mock Trial 11th-12th
Tennis 9th-12th (11th-12th Varsity)
National Honor Society 11th-12th (12th President)
Young Republicans Club 11th-12th (12th President)</p>

<p>Work:
Waitress at Chinese Restaurant 11th-12th
Wedding Performer 11th-12th
Teach kids viola lessons 10th-12th</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Chair of charity orchestra concert to raise money for student to afford lessons and instruments
150+ Orchestra events
100+Animal Shelter </p>

<p>It's really hard for me to eliminate anything because it is all so important to me! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!</p>

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<p>If there’s no space, you should fill in what you think are the most important activities. You can attach another activity sheet together with your forms when you submit</p>

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<p>It is bolded in that section that they want you to list the MOST IMPORTANT to you. For your orchestra, you have the option to select “music-instrumental” so given your list that playing your instrument would be the most important and should be listed first. Then, under awards, etc. put section leader, co-president, president and under explanation put the various orchestras you are in–all as one entry. Then for another entry put under JV/V Tennis whatever you did there (all conference or whatever). Add an entry for mock trial. Your NHS goes under academic awards. You could put 2 job entries one for waitress and one for viola lessons/performance. Then for volunteer work same, put one for musical related activities and one for the animal shelter. They REALLY don’t want a laundry list, but what is MOST IMPORTANT (not that they aren’t all important but do the best you can). You also may have the option of adding an activity resume at the end so check that too. Having too many things on there raises eyebrows too.</p>