Listing Activities on Common App

Applying to College
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<p>Ok, so I know that there are other threads about this on here, but I haven't been able to find full responses to these questions, and what can I say- I'm persistent :P</p>

<p>So could someone please explain exactly how to fill out the activities section of the Common App? Because those drop down bars are so vague,</p>

<p>1) How do you figure out/combine hours? Community service, for example; not only do I (and everybody else on here) have more than one club/organization to put down, the hours vary per year. I know that I, for one, volunteered a lot more my junior year than sophomore year... and yet, wouldn't putting down the hrws/wks/yr imply that these hours remained consistent each year? (therefore giving me a lot more hours than I deserve)</p>

<p>2) How are you supposed to list each and every club/activity/etc. you've participated in? I know you can use the Additional Information section (which I'm already using for something else, so already space is limited), but how would you go about doing this? Just make a list of everything, right in that box?</p>

<p>Aah, I am aware that this is a long message, but if aaanyone could help me out, that would be wonderful.</p>

<p>P.S. one more quick question- do you mention honor rolls in "Academic Honors"?</p>

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<p>You could fill out the activities as well as you can based on the guidelines, and then either send in a resume by mail or have your conselor send your resume with their reports.</p>

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<p>I put the most important things in the top boxes. For the hours, I just averaged. For example, the beginning part of the marching band season is about 20-25 hours a week, and then it tapers off to only a few hours a week. So I counted all the weeks I participated, and sort of put an average of how many hours.</p>

<p>I also made a resume and put it in the "additional information" section, which basically went into more detail about what I did (honors bands, community service, etc.)</p>