Supp. EC Essay

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<p>How are you guys approaching Harvard's (and other schools who ask for this... ie Princeton) supplementary Extracurricular essay? You only get 150 words to talk about an EC, and I'm not sure if they're asking how the EC impacted you, or what your involvement with the EC was, or what you like about the EC... etc. Ideally, we'd incorporate all 3 (plus more) aspects of the extracurricular, but since the word limit is so strict, I'm not quite sure how to approach this essay. I'm sure it doesnt matter as long as you write a meaningful essay on a meaningful EC, but...</p>

<p>Thoughts? Advice? How did you guys write yours/what did you write it on?</p>

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<p>Up until this year, writing about an EC was one of the Common Application Essay questions. If you google “writing about an extracurricular activity for the common application” you will find many sites that offer advice. Among them are:
[Short</a> Answer Mistakes - Five Mistakes to Avoid on the Common Application Short Answer Section](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/tp/short-answer-mistakes.htm]Short”>Short Answer Essays: Avoid These Application Mistakes)
[Common</a> Application Short Answer Tips - Write a Winning Short Answer for the Common Application](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/tp/Common-Application-Short-Answer-Tips.htm]Common”>Short Answer Tips for the Common Application)
[SOS</a> for The Short Answer: How to Write About an Extracurricular Activity or Work Experience for the Common App | Essay Hell](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/10/sos-for-the-short-answer-how-to-write-about-an-extracurricular-activity-or-work-experience-for-the-common-app.html]SOS”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/10/sos-for-the-short-answer-how-to-write-about-an-extracurricular-activity-or-work-experience-for-the-common-app.html)
[Sample</a> Short Answer Essay for the Common Application](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/qt/short-answer-essay.htm]Sample”>Sample Short Answer Essay for a College Application)
[Common</a> App Short Answer - A Sample Response and Critique](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/qt/common-app-short-answer.htm]Common”>Common App Short Answer: A Sample Response and Critique)</p>