<p>Should the short answer (elaborate on EC or work) be more factual based or more insightful?</p>
<p>The short answer should definitely be insightful, among other things. It should definitely be informative, but you should focus on explaining how you felt about the activity/job and why you consider it to be the most important of the ones you listed. The basic facts should already be provided in the Activities section of the app. You should only elaborate on the technical details in the short answer just enough to paint a picture of the context/background of your involvement. What the admissions officers really want to see is that you devoted yourself to something you cared about - that’s the bottom line. And choose the activity which is most important to YOU, regardless of what you think they want to see.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you for the very informative response! I will definitely incorporate all that advice.</p>