<p>Hi…I’m an international student and this whole process is daunting. Anyway Can some one please help.</p>
<p>on the Activity summary</p>
<li>offices held and activities and etc.How do I list them? Can someone give me an example?</li>
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<p>I dont know whether I have to descibe them or just list them or put the activity and put a hyphen and explain it…</p>
<p>also because I live in Britain, we don’t say grade 9 or grade 10. we say year 9 or year 10…do I use the american terminology?</p>
<p>About listing your activities- you want them to understand the activity but you don’t want to be too verbose. Listing the activities and putting a hyphen with an explanation is fine.</p>
<p>You can use the American terminology or British terminology for grade 9 or year 9. They will understand it.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about these little things, alberta. Just make sure you are submitting a nice, neat, concise and complete package that represents you.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Last year my D listed the activities in order of importance in the following manner:</p>
<p>Activity; (grades 10,11,12); Approx # of hours either as a total, or as for example 4hrs /wk, 18 weeks; office held if applicable (treasurer, officer etc); One sentence brief description.</p>
<p>Sometimes no description is necessary, for example :
Math Tutoring; (11), 1 to 2 hrs/wk, 6 weeks.
French Honors Society (10, 11, 12)
or just a phrase, for example:
Piano; 9 years; 4 to 6 hrs/wk; CM level IX,; participated in various festivals and recitals
Swim Club; ( 9, 10); 4 hrs/wk; participated in local meets 5 times a year.</p>
<p>Any activity that’s particularly meaningful can be related in more depth in one of the short answers.</p>
<p>Awards and Honors were listed separately, with the year it was received, and again with a brief description if necessary.</p>
<p>Work experience, and Summer Programs/Conferences/Special Events were also listed in the same manner as above.</p>
<p>No rigid format is required. UC is very flexible in how any info is supplied. As long as it’s clear, listed with corresponding headings, succinct, and easy to read, it’s fine.</p>
<p>You can use either “Grade” or “Year”. USC has the highest percentage of international students of all US colleges, so they are very familiar with different systems. They are certainly aware of the British system so you don’t need to “adapt” any terminology. They will also receive your transcript.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>