<p>Some people say that adding more information to the common app makes colleges wary...implies that you are so arrogant about your abilities that you need more space than the amount that is allotted.</p>
<p>Others say that additional information tells a college more about you and allows you to build a personality.</p>
<p>WHAT DO I DO? </p>
<p>I did some enrichment programs that I need to provide additional info for, but I dont want to go overboard and make myself look like a pompous fool.</p>
<p>I don’t think enrichment programs would be considered important enough for additional information. I think that space is reserved for difficult family circumstances and things like that.</p>
<p>In the common app, where it asks you to list enrichment programs/courses taken at universities, it also tell you to add descriptions and grades under additional information.</p>
<p>But I’ve seen blogs where people discourage this ^ and any other additional info</p>
<p>I’d suggest getting the GC’s advice. Addl Info should be used for additional info, not a rehash. Enrichment programs often don’t need much explanation- was your admission highly competitive or did you participate in some truly unique activity that would impress an adcom?</p>
<p>Check your colleges’ policies first. Some schools blatantly state that they discourage resume or “brag sheet” uploads. Others may encourage them, and still others might not say anything at all.</p>
<p>If you truly believe additional information would add to your application (do not repeat information!) and portray you in a stronger light, and if none of your colleges discourage it, I’d go for it. I attached an additional information “chart” with details on some of my most important extracurriculars. Without it, I highly doubt that admission officers could have gleaned what I’d done in them.</p>
<p>You can use the Additional Information section to add any other test scores (APs, SAT subject tests, IB) that didn’t fit into the small scores section.</p>