<p>What are some common things besides "why i got this grade in this class" that people write about in the section on the common app where you can add anything else you would like to share?</p>
<p>thanks. bump to some ideas on what i could use that space for!</p>
<p>self-reported grades from college classes
additional test scores
more detailed list of awards</p>
<p>i sent a legit transcript of my college classes so i cant write about that...</p>
<p>any other ideas?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>so my sophmore year i competed in the Jewish Olympics in Austin, Texas and won a Gold Medal for tennis. Is that something worth writing about in the "if you would like to add anything" essay part???</p>
<p>thanks hope it is!</p>
<p>comments... would love some!</p>
<p>there's a Jewish Olympics...?</p>
<p>do you mean macabbi? or are there actually jewish olympics? because im jewish but i havent heard of them</p>
<p>I missed an SAT date because I had a conflist with an EC, so I explained that. I techincally won't have my second semester courses schedules (even though I have them planned out) until after the EA deadline, so I explained that. Longer list of awards along with clarificaitons for somet things. For example, I forgot my placement in a certain competition so I explained the circumstances and the approximate placement. Also, on Caltech's additional info. I expalined my 2 of my 3 science ECs in greater depth because the one sentence worth they give you wasn't really enough room.</p>
<p>If a school is your first choice, you might want to mention this because, as I've been told, schools like to know if theyre you're top choice because they want to get a high yield. This may or may not help, but it's worth it to put it down as long as you don't sound desperate or begging.</p>
<p>Canes12: I'm pretty sure on the CommonApp they want you to self-report college coursework anyways. I'd have to double check, but I'm pretty sure because I'm in the same boat you are. I took college courses and I self-reported and sent transcripts. You may want to check what hte commonapp says, I could be wrong though.</p>
<p>so is the jewish olympics not a good topic to write about? lol</p>
<p>and is it really good to write that a college is your first choice or is that bad bc they might just think you want to get in is what i get the feeling of?</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>bumpO........</p>
<p>hello out there i dont just want to leave it blank... but i want to write something that will be of good credit... also</p>