<p>Maybe this is a dumb question, but why is it that when i preview my common app, all of the activities in which I used the max character count are cut off. Like you can't read what is written after a point because it chops it off. Is this just in the preview, or do I need to shorten my descriptions. Why would it let you type more than it will display???</p>
<p>Write in fragments.</p>
<p>ok, sadly that doesn’t really answer my question. Does anyone else have this issue, I mean I don’t get why the thing would let me enter that much text only to crop it on the preview??</p>
<p>It is an issue everyone is dealing with. The most common advice is to keep your statement short enough to be read in preview.</p>
<p>well that sucks, how could Commonapp make such a blunder.</p>
<p>i understand perfectly how you feel it happened the same to me.What i did is that I wrote all my activies in the activies part but at the end i wrote see attachmente #1 and then in the writing section in the part you can upload extra information i upload a document in word where i explan all my actitivies</p>
<p>happens to everyone. mine cuts off, but the most important stuff was seen, so its fine. just summarize in a few words</p>
<p>It has a character limit, but I believe in the print preview and real print version the adcoms get, some characters are bigger than others. So depending on the letters used, there’s a good chance you can’t write up to the character limit.</p>
<p>If you put stuff on only some activities in an attachment, should a note be added on the common app activities section for those activities stating “See Resume” then?</p>
<p>It’s not a blunder. Application readers don’t need or want your elaborate descriptions of your activities.</p>
<p>Frankly, the schools where ECs matter for admission will only care if you truly have an outstanding EC or two.</p>
<p>A laundry list of clubs is commonplace. But so it is with most applicants. And most colleges don’t care *anything *about applicants’ ECs.</p>