<p>Should I attach an activity list to the common app? I have a really comprehensive activity list, and the spaces in the common app don't allow me to write more than 6 activities... Or should I just translate the activity list into a resume?</p>
<p>I talked to my counselor about this. Do not include a resume? It will be repetitive if you do. You'll be wasting your own time and theirs. Whatever you can't fit in the activities section of the CommonApp format into a neatly organized list put it in the additional information section.</p>
<p>I was told by my counselor to put a resume, but I had a lot of activities that needed a short explanation. Like how would an adcomm know what an "Azteca" Club was and now much work I put into it? And how would they know that Knitwits was as public service club and not a hobby? But it depends- I had about 10 activities and over 20 awards that I needed to list and draw special attention to.</p>
<p>bump... I know brown allows you to attach an activity list in addition to the essay question which asks you about activities...</p>
<p>There's a separate section for awards. I recommend doing the additional info thing txu suggested.</p>
<p>Our counselor advised the resume, too.</p>
<p>My counselor advised me not to attach to the additional info but rather to send it to the college instead.</p>
<p>The common app doesnt give enough room to talk about ur EC's unless they are stupid ones like "lol student goverment" or crap like that. If your EC is interesting, unless the school shouts "DO NOT PUT ANTHING OR WE WILL BURN UR APPLICATION", then by all means, ATTACH EXTRA INFORMATION. If its actually useful, waste their time, because any advantage you gain is worth it, especially if its something useful in your position effort (not laundrylisting, thats for dogs) then screw what anyone else says and brag about it all you want.</p>
<p>At son's HS, counselors advise preparing and submitting a resume. The resume the student wants to send is included in the package given to counselling dept for each school, and then they send the resume directly to the school along with transcript, GC rec, etc. Also, in the book "Getting In" there is a chapter devoted to how to develop a "brag sheet" aka resume, and it pretty much says that a resume is pretty much a basic expectation in applying to a more selective college.</p>
<p>The Stanford website is pretty adamant about limiting your activities to the space provided... </p>
<p>I would check with each school.</p>
<p>big question! this has been worrying me for a while! what about describing any research projects you have done. On the common app there is no place to do this unless specified in the college's supplemental info...i also did an community eagle project, would it be beneficial to include a brag sheet just describing all of these specific events?</p>