Filling in the EC section

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>My son will be applying next year but I figured I would look over the Common App to see its layout. Everything appears straightforward except for the EC page.</p>

<p>The EC activities section looks oriented to activities one does on a regular bases and are conventional e.g. sports played each year or clubs attended each year. What about when your ECs don't fall so nicely into hours/week and weeks/yr.</p>

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<li><p>My son snowboards from Dec-March every year varying hours a week. He long boards when the streets finally clear of snow and rain spring to fall varying hours a week. So how does one list this or any other activities that is variable ie he rock climbs (is a certified belayer), built and rides a special geared bike. He does not participate in group sport activities. </p></li>
<li><p>In his spare time he likes to do photo or video then work with photoshop and light room to manipulate images or work in the wood shop building things.</p></li>
<li><p>He has done community service with 3 different organizations so far, different amounts of hours. Do you just lump it all as a community services section?</p></li>
<li><p>He wil likely be in the National honor society (they do community service too so a 4th group to add to #3). Is being asked to be in the National Honor society an honor or EC?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks ;)</p>

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<p>I can’t really give any advice on 1 or 2.</p>

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<li><p>Keep those separate. Put them down separately each with the times that he worked for that organization.</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Society would be more of a EC than something to put in the honor category since it is typically a club. Save the honor section for any awards or recognitions received.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for your input. What i am getting from other threads is that you kind of have a choice. </p>

<p>Either try to make your ECs fit in to some category that you can write in a slot and describe or create a separate resume type sheet outlining your ECs in a similar fashion.</p>