<p>Hey friends, I have a quick question. Many of my extracurricular activities are things that I have created from scratch (companies / programs outside of school), and I am feeling really constrained by the 150 character limit on the Common App's Activities Section. However, I'm well aware that attaching a formal r</p>
<p>No one else has this problem?</p>
<p>Everyone else has the same constraints, and I think the applications would be easier to read if there were just a few more characters allowed in the activities section. The solution is to use your essay space to elaborate, because you have plenty of space there.</p>
<p>It’s fine to use the additional information space for this sort of thing. Don’t do it in a resume format. Be concise but use full sentences and be descriptive to engage the reader in why your extras are meaningful.</p>
<p>Thank you, that is a great idea.</p>