What Is The Extracurricular Essay Supposed To Be?

College Essays
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<p>Is it meant to just be a description of what you do in the activity of choice or should it have more style to it such as this one that I found on about.com</p>

<p>It is the simplest of movements: right foot, left foot, right foot. It is the simplest of actions: run, relax, breathe. For me, running is both the most basic and the most complex activity I perform in any day. While my body adjusts to the challenges of gravel paths and steep inclines, my mind is free to drift, to sift through whatever needs sorting or disposing -- the upcoming day’s tasks, an argument with a friend, some nagging stress. As my calf muscles loosen and my breathing settles into its deep rhythm, I am able to release that stress, forget that argument, and set my mind in order. And at the midway point, two miles into the course, I stop at the hilltop vista overlooking my little town and the surrounding woodlands. For just a moment, I stop to listen to my own strong heartbeat. Then I run again.</p>

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<p>It should be more like the example you gave than a description. You are trying to tell the adcoms something they wouldn’t otherwise know about one of your ECs and to do that you shouldn’t be boring or expected, like a straightforward descriptive essay would be. That’s just my opinion, though!</p>

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<li>Mike</li>
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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>No problem, megz! Good luck!</p>