Activities Section

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I made an elaborate activity resume of about three pages in which I described what the activity I did was and what I did in it. I also wrote the time spent on it and the positions i held.</p>

<p>Then I went to fill out the activities section of the CA, and Im totally confused. I know I still have to write in my activities even though I have a resume.
I just dont know what to write on the CA part.
For example, I do marching band. so i seleved other activity from the drop down bar and checked the years i was active, wrote my position. what do i write in the detail part? there is limited space and plus i dont want to repeat anything from the resume. should i just write Marching Band?</p>

2

<p>Just writing marching band is fine. Or you could enter the name of your instrument, and 3rd chair or whatever.</p>

3

<p>thank you.</p>

<p>what should i write for baseball for the detail part and the position? I wasn’t captain or anything, just a member. </p>

<p>also for the activity list/resume, what hte rule of thumb for its length? Also, should i write in sentence/paragraph form or bullleted phrases?</p>

4

<p>Sentence or paragraph form is the least desirable because it’s hardest to read. </p>

<p>I did a 2 page resume in table form with sections for the activity, hours, description. I started with 3 pages and decided that was too long. Try to end up with a lot of white space on the pages - easier to read. Use phrases or single words rather than complete sentences.</p>

5

<p>The detail part is space limited. Do we put everything again with long detail description in paper and then upload it?</p>

6

<p>Yeah, can anyone explain how much we put into the Details/Accomplishment section. I do debate, and have various awards, not enough to fit into the slot, so do i just put the most important ones and then list everything again in the additional info section.</p>

7

<p>I remember somewhere I read (don’r remember where I read though) the contents in paper should not repeat the words in application. But, then we should list the most import activity on the first item in the list,… we should need more spaces in detail to describe the most important one. What to do??</p>

8

<p>I put my top three activities in the app itself with very little detail and then repeated them in the additional info uploaded resume with really catchy descriptions.</p>

9

<p>you know the book, Ace the common app? It says not to upload a resume.</p>