Common Application "Extracurricular Highlights"

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What do you guys think? Are they weak? Are they strong? I couldn't fit alot of detail in the "Description part" since it only allows for 10ish words. Do they give a good impression and will kind of catch the eye of the admission officer?</p>

<p>Thanks in Advance!</p>

<p>1) Position Held : Employer, Owner
Grade level : 11, 12
Hours per week: 9 --- Weeks per Year 40
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? Yes
Will you participate in college? -- Yes
Describe - I currently own company, Kizag Developments</p>

<p>2) Position Held: President, Founder
Grade level : 10, 11
Hours per week: 2
Weeks per year: 25
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? Yes
Will you participate in college? -- Yes
Founded the Investors and Business Club</p>

<p>3) Position held: President
Grade level 12
Hours per week: 5
Weeks per year: 12
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? No
Will you participate in college? -- Yes
I manage a school "Company" (Junior Achievement)</p>

<p>4) Position held: Member
Grade level 9, 10, 11, 12
Hours per week: 2
Weeks per year: 25
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? No
Will you participate in college? -- Yes
Director for marketing and volunteer in Future Business Leaders of America</p>

<p>5) Position Held: Self - Employed (Work Experience - Paid)
Grade level 9, 10, 11, 12
Hours per week : 3
Weeks per year : 30
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? No
Will you participate in college? -- No
Sold candy throughout school day for 46% profit margin</p>

<p>6) Position Held: Self - Employed (Work Experience - Paid)
Grade level 11, 12
Hours per week: 5
Weeks per year: 20
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? Yes
Will you participate in college? No
Begun business as a Social Media Consultant</p>

<p>7) Position Held: Self - Employed (Work Experience - Paid)
Grade level 11, 12
Hours per week: 2
Weeks per year: 25
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? Yes
Will you participate in college? Yes
Imported silicon gel cellphone cases from China and resold on amazon and ebay</p>

<p>8) Position Held: Member
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12
Hours per week: 1
Weeks per year: 30
Done during school year? Yes -- Doing during summer? No
Will you participate in college? No
Tutored people in math for our honors math club, Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>9) Position Held: Member
Grade level 11
Hours per week: 1
Weeks per year: 15
Doing during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? No
Will you participate in college? -- No
Volunteered for National Honor Society</p>

<p>10) Position Held: Volunteer
Grade level 11
Hours per week: 8
Weeks per year : 5
Will you participate in college? -- No
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? Yes
Involved in Exxon Mobile Gives Back</p>

<p>11) Position Held: Volunteer
Grade level 11
Hours per week : 10
Weeks per year: 4
Will you participate in college? -- Yes
Doing during school year? Yes -- Doing during summer? Yes
Volunteered at Harbin, China to help feed the homeless</p>

<p>12) Position Held - Swimmer
Grade level 9
Hours per week: 10
Weeks per year : 32
Will you participate in college? -- No
Done during school year? Yes -- Done during summer? No
Obtained bronze and silver medal in JV swimming district</p>

<p>Under the common app where it asks you to "upload any additional documents," I decided to send in a copy of my D.B.A (Doing Business As) form and my condensed business plan for Kizag Developments. </p>

<p>I already send my application to NYU, but I can also choose to send other documents by mail. I am debate whether I should also send a short, one page cover page explaining Junior Achievement, my Inventors and Business club and self employment, since they are very vague. Do you think that I should send my contracts (From manufacturer) and tax forms in order to prove legitimacy for being self employed? I don't think I have a problem with proof of the other things since my teacher mentioned them in the recs. I want the admissions officers to really focus on my business aspect. What do you think?</p>

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<p>Oh and if you were curious, I’m applying to:</p>

<p>NYU (Early Decision, already applied)
Northwestern
Chicago
Emory
Notre Dame
Harvard
Rochester
UPenn
Carnegie Mellon
Yale
Columbia
Cornell</p>

<p>(I already got into my safety school :stuck_out_tongue: A&M Ranked #33 in nation for business xD)</p>

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<p>Sounds a little dull. Selling candy in school is not very innovative…most people could have thought to do that – except most schools forbid selling food on school property.</p>

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<p>Hehe yeah but I still made a good amount :P</p>

<p>About 300-400 profit a month :slight_smile: Decent for just going to school. I had to learn bargaining skills and sales skill, since I did have competition.</p>

<p>And most people would have THOUGHT to do that – but how many people would go through the work? Just like most people would have THOUGHT to make Facebook. I actually learned alot of things by doing this, like how to approach possible customers and how to persuade them into thinking my I am offering the best possible value. Also some basics of accounting too! :D. I had to make sure that I was not screwing up on my calculations, and had to be VERY careful. Most people I know wouldn’t go through that kind of work.</p>

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<p>Just curious if you bought a product, online, teaching you how to do this by someone with the first name Ryan? ;)</p>

<p>EDIT: If you did then you should go get an internship with him if you have co-op this spring or during the summer.</p>

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<p>I’m not exactly sure what you mean’t :P</p>

<p>By social media consultant (Its a very broad term), I focused on a niche of teaching older generations how to use facebook/twitter because I noticed that they were not using the website’s full potential and benefits</p>

<p>It started by word of mouth and expanded :P</p>

<p>Is that what you mean’t?</p>

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<p>Great EC’s! Especially considering that you want to enter the business world - it shows that you have had plenty of exposure and immense interest in what you hope will be your career path. I’m a teensy bit jealous of your EC’s :wink: Good luck!</p>

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<p>just one question: when they ask you if you’re going to participate in college, do they mean that exact activity or a similar activity IN college?</p>

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<p>similar activity</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>So do you think it is necessary to send another cover page and manufacturer contracts/self-employment tax forms?</p>

<p>What did you guys send as the “Additional documents”?</p>

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<p>Bump! :smiley: I know you guys are out there :)</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more responses?</p>

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<p>Yooooooooooo :P</p>

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<p>Nobody else?</p>