How to use the EC's Box on Common App

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>If there are 3-4 clubs where I have good involvement (officer, awards) and 3-4 clubs where I have trivial involvement (honor societies i'm just a member of), how do I fill out that EC's box? It has 7 lines. (common app)</p>

<p>Should I cite both trivial and nontrivial, or just fill in half the box with just the important clubs? </p>

<p>If I don't fill in the whole box, is that pathetic? </p>

<p>Hmm, do other people have doubts about the EC's box?</p>

<p>If you got in or something like that, please tell me what you think about the EC's box...:(</p>

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<p>the instructions on the common app tell you to list in order of participation/enthusiasm pretty much</p>

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<p>Yes. But do I
1) fill up the box with important AND trivial things or
2)fill up only 1/2 box, and list only important things?</p>

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<p>i think that's more of a personal decision. </p>

<p>the only thing i can recommend is that depending on how trivial it is, eliminate it. however, if you think it still holds weight personally and application-qualified then keep it.</p>

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<p>Personally, I wouldn't eliminate them (actually I'd marry them ;) )...honor societies are good, even if you don't hold a leadership position.</p>

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<p>personally you should call me because i wanted to TALK about this with YOU. but you didn't call me, and i had to go ask strangers for advice...marry them? freak</p>

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<p>Or you can fill it out to the max and then go the "I've attached a resume" route!</p>

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<p>yeah, i am attaching a resume where i guess i'll include the trivial stuff... </p>

<p>and not including it in the box only to include it in the resume is like personally saying how trivial those activities are...:(...</p>

<p>but maybe i can exclude them from both and just talk (list:) about 4 clubs in my resume and all these details to fill up the page (wait, there aren't that many details...) hmmm...i don' know. </p>

<p>see i'm varsity debate captain, founder and president of mu alpha theta (that's very recent so i don't have much concrete stuff to say about it), secretary in key club, and i got some regional awards for model un....that's 4 clubs, then there are 4 honor societies and science olympiad, where i have 3 regional awards, and student alliance where i am a "mentor"...oh and i have cute latin awards (like, 3rd in state...for picture...) for junior classical league</p>

<p>so pretty much no stellar ec's record or community service...seriously 2yrs in key club is the only community service i have....</p>

<p>what do i do? what do i do? uuuuh.</p>

<p>should i include my summer math camp in the box? errrr...</p>

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<p>bump...it's gotten lonely :(</p>

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<p>Sending a resume is generally not recommended. I don't remember who I talked to in the admissions office, but they prefer you limit your activities list to those you can put on the application.</p>

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<p>seriously? i thought many people send a 1 pg resume</p>

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<p>My admissions officer had no problem with me sending a resume. When I applied (oh, so long ago!), I submitted my application online, and then emailed admissions saying I was sending a fedex with my resume. I got an email back that said "Great! Thanks!"</p>

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<p>I'm not going to send a resume so to speak, I do believe that's considered pretentious, but more of an activities list with more in-depth stuff about my top activities, as well as listing the trivial ones and all my awards.</p>

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<p>Haha. You can call it whatever you want, but it sounds like you're basically sending a resume.</p>