Hi Guys!!
How do I present my extracurricular activities in the common app?? For example: I founded an app startup. So should I mention the name of the app startup or just write “Founded an app startup”? Also, should I mention Founder and CEO or only Founder?
These are the rest of my ECs, it would be really cool if you guys could tell me how to write these in the common app activities section,
• Founded an app startup. Made 4 android apps with over 50k downloads(combined).
• Founded and initiative about prevention of rape in India. Made an app that let’s you contact your family and friends if you think you are being followed or are in danger.
• Founded an app startup that converts your daily news into speech.
• Research: Wrote 2 research papers on Machine Learning and Random Number Generation. Both published in high impact journals.
• Have been playing tennis since 7th grade. On the school team.
• Won the annual tech competition of my school.
• Member of the debate team.
• Member of the computer club.
• Indian national Philosophy Olympiad. Top 100 in country. 99 percentile.
• IRIS National Fair finalist. X2 For those who don’t know, IRIS national fair is the only Intel ISEF affiliated fair in India. They select only 100 projects every year put of which only 10-12 projects are sent to ISEF.
Top 100 projects in India. Qualified for IRIS National Fair twice.
• Indian national science and engineering fair. Direct entry. Indian national science and engineering fair(INSEF) is the only I-SWEEEP affiliated fair in India, which selects only 100 projects every year.
My project was ranked in the top 10.
• Qualified for 2nd round of Vivekananda competition. Top 2k on country.
• Qualified for inter DPS science and maths competition. Top 20 in school.