<p>For the Common Application, if you plan to apply to one of the Ivies...do they want you to add more to the ECs/personal thingy....or would they rather you just do what's there (to show your "principal ECs")?</p>
<p>I would put the most important ECs on there. (You can decide what's "important" in your case.) If you think you really need to talk about something the Common App doesn't cover, you can always use the "Additonal Information" section. I've been pretty involved in various community service projects, and didn't feel that the Common App really allowed me to show that, so I used the additional section for that.</p>
<p>Also, when your counselor sends the school a copy of the recs, transcript, etc., have her include a copy of your resume too. :)</p>
<p>oh...ok....</p>
<p>I am involved in numerous activities, but I felt that I should just list things pertaining to my passion</p>
<p>so add the other stuff on the addition thingy?</p>
<p>Yep, I think the additonal information section is your best bet.</p>
<p>In the EC section, I listed the activities in whcih I held leadership positions and that I had participated in for the longest amount of time. (Colleges like leadership and commitment!)</p>
<p>Colleges are not interested in nor do they care a laundry list of activities/ EC where you have spent a couple of hours here and there. reduce your list to the ECs that are most meaningful to you and you have done over a long period of time hopefully taking on more responsibility as the time goes by.</p>
<p>Ok...but the space they leave for listing your achievements is TINY!!!! So, what should I put there? Should I list the achievements in additional information?</p>
<p>Like Sybbie said, they don't want a laundry list. The Common App probably gives limited space for a reason. For the achievements, it's best just to list those that stand out the most, like those that are recognized at a state or national level (National Merit, AP Scholar, etc.) or those that are really meaningful to you. Like I told Glucose, send a copy of your resume to the schools just to present everything to them on one page. </p>
<p>I don't know if I would necessarily list any other achievements in the "Additonal Information" section unless they really define who you are. Some activities and extracurriculars are important in shaping your character and lifestyle, which is why I advised using the extra section in that case. </p>
<p>I also would not recommend listing anything in that section. It's better to write it in paragraph form, as in: "My high school career has been shaped by my involvement in _______" and so on.</p>
<p>Do you think it's overkill to have under the stuff under your activities (the checkmarks one) to be all of the same type (your major) and then the additional information other things that interest you, which lead you back to your major</p>
<p>Under the activities, it's often hard to classify a certain activity...would you just put other and explain it in the more information section? Also, I'm in both Spanish club and Spanish honorary...should I list two "foreign language clubs" and explain that in the more information section?</p>
<p>How would you all recommend that the additional info (150 word) section be written? Should it be straight forward and factual or more creative/attention grabbing?</p>
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I'm in both Spanish club and Spanish honorary...should I list two "foreign language clubs"
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<p>Are you applying as a spanish major?
As a result of being in either of them, do you do work out side of the classroom (ex.providing tranlation services, for underserved spanish speaking people?</p>
<p>Have you been in etither or any amount of time (more than 2 years)?</p>
<p>Do you hold a leasership position in either, or have increased responsibilities?</p>
<p>If not, colleges won't really care about either of them</p>
<p>y won't care.</p>
<p>I'll be a spanish minor most likely...I've been in them both for three years, I'm President of spanish honorary</p>
<p>you could also send in a supplemental information right?
something like a one-page resume that describes 2-3 activities that are really really important to you. That way you could give your EC section a more "personal" touch (an indepth description), instead of simply listing a few ECs admissions officers have seen a million times already.</p>