<p>"Xig, Well, even if one feels that way about her, she DID design a nice brag sheet! Also, she's not the only one recommending these, as Susan points out!"</p>
<p>Rosh, do not let my opinion of Cohen's dishonesty cloud the value of adding an activity list. Guided by the notion that school expect to see the MOST important activities, I do support such lists but ... within moderation. </p>
<p>Many things that Cohen wrote fall along the lines of good advice. Michelle Hernandez has a book with a similar title (Acing the College Application: How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice) and also advocates the use of a lengthy attachment. </p>
<p>However, one has to remember that the examples used in the books are inching towards the extremes. For instance, the candidate with the huge brag sheet in Hernandez' book had a very eclectic background that most common people would be hard pressed to match. For my taste, the example was too "much of a good thing" but it worked for the student. </p>
<p>This process is very subjective and should remain invidualized. I would not be surprised that the same list gets kudos at one school and yawns at another. We have seen that with essays. Conn College openly advocates the submission of essays that go against the common advice on essays -I have described the Conn College essays nauseatingly Fabio-esque. So, one could expect that the same list of activities would also receive a different reception in New London than in New Haven. At least, one could hope so!</p>