Activities problem with Common App

<p>Hi-with the activities section of UR's common app you have to choose from their list, which doesn't include the main activities my S plans to do-football, basketball and crew. Has anyone else had this problem, and what did you do? Thanks!</p>

<p>Is there any section for “additional information”? If so, he could put it there. But if you are thinking of listing what activities he plans to do in college, they do not care at all (unless he is a recruited athlete in one of those activities). </p>

<p>The strange thing is that many sports are listed-from archery to water polo-but not the ones we need. It just won’t match the activities he listed in the generic Common App form. This is an Other Information section, but it wouldn’t work for this problem.</p>

<p>My daughter is a recruited athlete. Her sport wasn’t there either. I think only club sports were on the list. We assumed admissions knows she is a recruited athlete since she attended a recruiting weekend. We hope that’s the case!</p>

<p>Really…unless your kid is a recruited athlete, colleges don’t care what ECs he intends to participate in at all. It might fit into a “Why College X” essay if he is writing one. But except for that, it should have no bearing whatsoever on his acceptance if he intends to participate in any club activities (or even walk on for a varsity sport). You are overthinking this.</p>

<p>Admissions officers do care that your son / daughter were committed to one or two activities. I see so many who think being serial volunteers will impress - members of 15 clubs and a officer of 10. Our kid essentially had one HS sport and one volunteer gig. But he was deeply involved in each and spent a ton of time with each. This was discussed in his interview, campus visit and peppered throughout his application, essay etc. There is nothing wrong with adding or repeating info in the “other” section of the app or sending a hardcopy letter to the admissions rep detailing whatever else gives them a better understanding of your child and his passions.</p>