Since they don’t give you much room to expand on activities, I’m wondering which 10 would show a dedicated, passionate, and well rounded student. I’m applying to study either engineering or business, if that is a factor.
Science (president), math (Vice President), English, Spanish, social studies, and national honor societies. Science Olympiad (president), SECME (president), college prep (founder and president), chemistry (Vice President), and chai clubs. Varsity volleyball (captain) and soccer. School of Madrichim (Jewish leadership youth group). Maccabi Tzair Miami (Jewish counselor for 2nd grade boys). Diverbo Pueblo Ingles (I taught English in Spain for two weeks). Braerobics™ (I created a program to decrease the risks of Alzheimer’s). Nearpod (internship (this is actually a really cool app you guys should look it up)). Camp Simcha counselor.
So right now I have:
Science honor society president
Math honor society VP
National honor society member
College prep club founder and president
Varsity volleyball captain
School of Madrichim and maccabi Tzair
Diverbo pueblo ingles
Braerobics
Nearpod
Science Olympiad and SECME president.
I think 3-4 of those show community service, 4 show STEM interest, 1 sport, and 1 religious activity. Can you guys just analyze all my activities and tell me if you guys think something could be combined, added, or removed!
Thanks in advance
Thanks for the feedback #bumpp
Really? That seems like an extremely strong accomplishment regardless of your age. It should be getting national attention.
If the program didn’t actually decrease the risk, this description could me more of a negative than a positive. Be precise with your wording and do not exaggerate.
oh it wasn’t like an app or anything, I kinda just went to a local nursing home and played mentally stimulating games with a group of senior citizens. It’s thoroughly explained in my application, not exaggerated. I should’ve gone more in depth here, i just freehanded it. sorry for the misconception @CHD2013
I think you’ve done a really good job of having well rounded activities and picking the ones that show leadership and community service
@whitecarnations thanks!! Just one question, would you say it’s more credible to include Varsity soccer as a second sport over one of those activities? I think the third and last ones may be less important than soccer because it shows that I can play to sports. What do you think?
You can combine activities on the common app. For instance, list all your honor societies as one activity. Varsity volleyball and varsity soccer might also be listed as one activity. You would then have plenty of room to list everything. Also, don’t be afraid to use the additional information section if there’s anything that needs a more detailed explanation than what the character count allows.
@guineagirl96 they give very little space for each activity so I can barely combine stuff. I was only able to combine twice (6 and 10). Also, they don’t allow you to combine sports BC they give a drop down menu for the sports. Like you click “sports: JV/Varsity” and a clicker shows up and you have to click a sport. I’m gonna try to combine all my honor societies, and if that doesn’t look too clogged I’ll be fine. Thanks for the help, I’ll keep you updated
ok i managed to combine science and math honors societies, but i don’t want it to look too clogged. I’m gonna show this to my siblings, parents, teachers, etc. and see what they think about it. Thanks for everything.
^What experience do your siblings, parents, or teachers have with the college admissions process? If its not significant, their advice may not be that helpful.
my sister is a rising senior at BU and my brother is a rising freshman at American University. My parents went to universities in Argentina but like they’ve gone through the whole process twice, and I’m basically just showing them cuz like i have to lol
@CHD2013 and teachers I’m probably just gonna show my physics teacher because he’s live and is writing all my letters of recommendation and I’m just really tight with him and my english teacher because he’s pretty young (26) and he’s currently in grad school i think so like he’s gone through the process pretty recently and I’m also kinda close with him
You may do better if you can find someone who understands how the admissions officers evaluate them
@CHD2013 ok but like I’m not gonna pay a college counselor like all my friends are lol…if you have any other ideas lmk
No need to use a counselor. If you don’t know anyone who understands the perspective of admissions officers, do some research. One very good book IMHO is How to Prepare a Standout College Application. You may be able to get it at your library. see link below
http://www.amazon.com/How-Prepare-Standout-College-Application/dp/1118414403/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439313534&sr=1-10&keywords=college+admissions.