<p>I'm finishing up my application for Brown and the activities/award section sort of confuses me. They say they want 'complete and thoughtful responses', but can I simply formulate a bullet-type resume or full out explanations for each of them? Ahh! Time's running out..someone pleeeeease help me! :(</p>
<p>It's a bizarre kind of creative intelligence test. I think they want you to prioritize your ECs and other non-academic activities and explain succinctly (in a kind of haiku) why they are important to you. I think it's best not to use bullets points, otherwise they'd have asked for a resume. It's really tricky.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>ahhhh not cool, not cool at all.
thank you soso much for the reply tho
i really do need the luck haha</p>
<p>well shoot i used bullets</p>
<p>Hang with it. I left it to last minute 'cause I couldn't quite get my mind around it. I ended up not applying because I EDed successfully at Dartmouth. I am so happy I didn't have to do that Brown essay. You'll crack it!!</p>
<p>for my ED I just did a page and a half of entries like this:</p>
<p>Co-President, Student Admissions Association;
-2007-present (member from 2006-present)
-2 hours/week
-arranging and leading tours for prospective applicants
-participating in Open House events as a student representative</p>
<p>really resume-like and boring</p>
<p>[sectumsempra] i might actually decide to use that form...although balletgirl's prbly right..it's just too stressful...how did it turn out for you doing ED?</p>
<p>well I got in, so it apparently didn't hurt that I was unremarkable with it</p>
<p>perhaps they do smile if you're creative on this step, but my advice is to not worry too much. it just isn't worth it stressing out about something so incredibly minor. it isn't going to make or break the app</p>
<p>good luck, whatever you decide to do</p>