How to make EC Writing a +

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>Hey,
I'm looking for tips/suggestions.
The directions are very general: Elaborate on an activity.
The thing is, what should you do to make this 150 word box into a plus on your application?</p>

<p>I think it's pretty obvious that you shouldn't just say "we volunteer... have meetings... I organize...". Or do you guys think that is acceptable for a good school - kind of listing what comprises a specific activity you're involved in?
What do you guys think someone should do to make this less pedestrian?</p>

<p>Talk about how an EC is important to you?
How this activity has affected you/ influenced other areas of your life?</p>

<p>Let's get some ideas! I'm sure tons of people could benefit from knowing a better way to fill out this section than listing stuff.</p>

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<p>yup…
i’ll bump this. !!</p>

3

<p>I think it’s important to talk about why it’s important to you and what you do. I wove both into my EC short answer (it took A LOT of editing to get it to the point where I was really proud of it).</p>

4

<p>I wrote a narrative of what goes through my mind and body when I go to the gym. I wrote it very well and thought it was creative and unique</p>

<p>They’ll hear about the more common EC’s in other parts of my application, I figure.</p>

5

<p>I elaborated on what I did and wrote a few things I learned.</p>

6

<p>My short answer was 164 words. Is that all right?</p>