<p>I am attaching an activities sheet to my applications. I know the Adcoms dislike laundry lists of every activity a student has ever participated in and are only interested in the things that they really made a difference in and will continue to pursue.
However, if I only use those activities, it makes me look like I suddenly did everything in my junior and senior year and that's not true. I did probably the same amound of ECs all through out high school but my focus changed from drama/sports/dance to politics/environment. however, if I only use the latter and that makes my application look very lopsided.
ahhhh!! Does anyone have any suggestions??</p>
<p>Just report all of your ecs, and report them honestly. There's no need to make excuses for a change of focus because I assume your essays will address your interests.</p>
<p>I have a question about these lists too. Should I just list the activities and put the basic stuff like hours per week, or should I also describe a lot of them too?</p>
<p>by describing i just mean clarifying exactly what something is and what the purpose/role is</p>
<p>A brief description would definitely be smart if they're not familiar with the activity. For example, one of my activities was LEO Club, which nobody is familiar with, so I always had to put "junior Lions Club." Another of my activities was Renaissance Committee, which is something I definitely had to explain (it had nothing to do with art or history).</p>
<p>I'm making a "Brag Sheet" which lists my activities throughout highschool...I listed them in categories (Career-Related being first, Community service second, internships, and last hobbies) All together its 2 pages spread out..I stated the activity and a brief description.</p>
<p>parikhs: do schools accept lists like those, i had no knowledge of that. where on the application is there room for a brag sheet?</p>
<p>Well for NYU online application they have a section where you can upload extra files. Thats where I'm uploading my "Brag Sheet" or titled "Activity Sheet". If you're doing a hardcopy, you can just print it out and attach it to the application. However, some schools specifically mention that they DON'T want a resume or activity sheet. It depends on the school, so make sure you check that.</p>