<p>Are you guys just listing stuff or using the entire 600 words on another essay? I have other things that I can put in from my resume, but they're not all that interesting or contribute anything to my application. But I don't know if leaving the section blank would look bad :/</p>
<p>I don’t know about the others but I have 11 stellar extra-curricular activities where one of them has not started yet. I put it in there as a “future” ec there along with some proof.</p>
<p>really stupid question but…where do you get this “additional information” section? I’m assuming its somewhere on the supplement section if its being discussed here…but I don’t have that anywhere? Help?</p>
<p>nvm, it was the stuff on the general CommonApp that I’ve seen before…thought Cornell had its “special place” on the supplement for these things.</p>
<p>Okay, do NOT put an extra essay in that space. Or a resume. The types of things that go in that space are:</p>
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<li>ECs that did not fit in your EC list.</li>
<li>Extra details on ECs that did not fit in the regular space (eg, listing awards won/high placements at important tournaments/etc)</li>
<li>Listing online classes (like MOOCs) that do not fit in any category on the app (not a high school class or a college class for credit)</li>
<li>Any explanation you think the admissions committee needs (eg, had mono second semester of sophomore year). Although you can also have your guidance counselor communicate that type of info, and it may carry more weight coming from the GC and sound less like making excuses.</li>
<li>One of my kids had more high school classes than would fit in the spaces they provided (block scheduling, quite a few quarter credit art-type classes on her schedule). She listed the extras in her additional information section.</li>
</ul>
<p>The admissions committees do NOT want more essays to read. If they wanted them, they would ask for them. They are already flooded with applications. If you can be concise and direct with any factual info in this section that is NOT covered elsewhere in your app, that is good.</p>
<p>Question, say its an “explaination” thing: If your counselor has already adressed it, shall I talk about it again there?</p>
<p>If your counselor has already addressed it, why do you want it mentioned again?</p>