We’re really not sure how to list my daughter’s art activity. She identifies herself as an artist and is very passionate about it, but she does it on her own. She’s submitted work to her high school art shows and that is about it (living in a rural area with more chickens than people that is about all there is, her friend tried to start an Art Club at school and was unable to generate enough interest). How should we list this on the Common App? There really is no position/leadership or organization name to include, so do we just say Artist or Artist, Independent Pursuit?
She hasn’t been very involved in school activities (a little theater here and there) and so this is her major EC. I’ve tried to get her to do other stuff, but her thought is why should she spend time after school in a club she doesn’t really care about when she could be home drawing? Also (and I’m a bad mother for saying this), she’s talented and everyone raves over her work, but she’s not really a super talent or anything like that and has no desire to pursue it as a career. She plans to major in chemistry.
Any advise on this would be appreciated.