<p>Hello,
I was recently admitted in this past application cycle (Class of 2016) to an Ivy League school and I thought I could help others in the next class who are now starting the application cycle with their questions and concerns.</p>
<p>I have a question about the common app. For the activities, how did you fill out the description part (the bottom line)? </p>
<p>Do you write in complete sentences (i.e. “I dealt with all things pecuniary including membership dues and financial books”) or did you write in fragments (i.e. “Managed financial books; Collected membership dues; Oversaw all things pecuniary”)?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Mike</p>
<p>On the actual Common App, I wrote in fragments. For some activities, this was obviously too short a space to give them justice. So what I did was (and I neither recommend nor discourage this because I don’t know what impact it has on already overburdened admissions officers) I wrote “see attached” and attached a few pages explaining some of the more significant activities in a concise manner. I got this idea from “A is for Admission” by Hernandez. The author was a former Dartmouth admissions officer and she suggested the attached sheet to explain significant activities.</p>
<p>I love that book, except I never read the part you mentioned! I’ll have to go back and find it! Thank you so much.</p>
<p>Whups sorry, got that mixed up. It’s “Acing the College Application” by Hernandez. First chapter.</p>
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