<p>So I'm getting a head start looking at some of the application forms, and I have a question about the part where it says approximate hours/week and weeks/year for each activity. I have several ecs that I do varying amounts of time throughout the year, rather than regularly. Similarly, there are some activities that I really focused on in sophomore and junior year and think I will have less time for senior year, and vice versa. How are you supposed to boil all that down to two numbers? How accurate do they expect it to be when they say approximate? To the nearest hour, ten hours, hundred hours? Also, for those of you who have already applied before, for activities that varied significantly over the years, did you try to average, or just put down the time spent at the peak participation for that activity. One last thing, some of my ecs continue into the summer, which is actually when I put the most time in. Can I count that as part of the "year"? Thanks for your help and sorry for the long post, I'm just kinda confused.</p>
<p>Just approximate. When in doubt, round up.</p>
<p>Yeah, I feel like I'm being too paranoid about being as exact as possible. I mean, I certainly want an honest app but at the same time its basically impossible for me to perfectly represent four years of varying committments and activities in the form they ask for.</p>
<p>They want a rough estimate they're not going to look at every hour, they just want to see how dedicated you are to that particular activity.</p>