<p>Yeah, I'm really worried about this. I have pretty good activities (newspaper writer/editor, sailing, tennis, trumpet, eBay, etc) and I spend a good deal of time in all of them. </p>
<pre><code> I can't help but feel that these are on everyone's application though. Outside of essays, how can I really showcase my activities (and everything in general) as being different?
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<p>sailing is pretty unique...talk about that in your essay</p>
<p>Haha, yeah I've already written my essay on it. It's actually for a great cause too (I'm definetly not the yacht /country club type despite my tennis/sailing activities). </p>
<p>Could I "excessively" elaborate on some activities in the add. info sections of apps? This has been my plan as of yet.</p>
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Could I "excessively" elaborate on some activities in the add. info sections of apps? This has been my plan as of yet.
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You could, but it is not advisable. It may make you stand out, but not in a good way. It is much harder to be concise than the go on and on without adding anything of value.</p>
<p>Weigh each word and make it count. That's how you'll stand out from the crowd.</p>