<p>Hey. I'm in Boy Scouts, and I'm an Eagle Scout. That's one of my strong points on my application. However, I'm not sure where to place this. On most applications, i put it where it askes for activities, years, positions... Gtown asks for "school activities." do you think it would be ok to list it there. It's more community, but will they understand this minor dilema? Thanks</p>
<p>I'd definitely suggest writing about it in the short-answer portion of the application. You should put the Boy Scout/Eagle Scout aspect in the section talking about "activities in which you participated in high school". Then, list it as of the most significance to you. That should adequately cover it.</p>
<p>Don't put it on the chart or as the short answer. Both of those sections specify school related activities, and you don't want to represent yourself poorly by not following the directions. What you should do is make an activities resume and put everything you've done with boy scouts and eagle scouts on there. This will also give you more freedom to highlight anything particularly impressive you've done with the organization.</p>
<p>I completely disagree, I put it in the chart and was accepted EA.</p>
<p>yeah, I put the Nat'l Student Leadership Conf. on mine. it doesn't specify in-school on the chart, only "during high-school". Plus, Boy Scouts can be a summer activity. Def. write your short answer on it if that's where you want your focus. You might also (or instead) write your Essay 1 on it, but it would probably fit better under the short answer. But don't take my or brenner's word for it. We only got accepted EA.</p>
<p>Agree w/ Brenner and netshark..I put non school sponsored activities in there...and I was accepted. In fact, I wrote my extra curric short answer (or medium length answer) about a non school sport, horse back riding.</p>
<p>I wouldn't write a short answer about it unless you have something really unique or special to say about it in particular. Many applicants might be Eagle Scouts (not to demerit something that is really a great accomplishment).</p>
<p>I thought it specified school-related activities on the chart, and the other "grid-in" area could be used for other things. That's how I did it, and I also got in EA. I guess both work. </p>
<p>Oh, and I also wrote my EC essay about being at college and taking college classes through a summer program at UCSB for 6 weeks. It's not really an EC, but it said any school or summer activities in which you have been most involved, and being somewhere for 6 weeks, 24 hours a day is pretty involved, so I figured that that would work. ;)</p>
<p>I think it's something they're willing to overlook, but it does say "list the school related activities"...has anyone ever called and asked about their policy on activities resumes? Will they definitely read them...?</p>
<p>Calidan:</p>
<p>The UCSB thing? Was it under a program called Summer Discovery?</p>
<p>Why yes it was. You know it?</p>
<p>Yes. I know about Summer Discovery@UCSB because I was at Summer <a href="mailto:Discovery@UCLA">Discovery@UCLA</a>. We saw the UCSB buses pull into Six Flags.</p>
<p>SD@UCLA was probably why I got into Georgetown.</p>
<p>Yay Six Flags!</p>
<p>angelnikki, attach a resume. They may not read it but if they feel compelled to they can.</p>
<p>Yeah- I'd say that was a big part of my admission, too. Especially since I took International Relations. ;)</p>