Where to put attended workshops on Common App?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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Hey guys,

I am currently filling out my Common App. I was wondering where someone would put their attended workshops and science meetings/symposiums.

I’ve been to a contest type coding event in Seattle, attended a University’s introductory research 3-day workshop, and have been to the AGU fall meeting in San Francisco (the biggest conference for earth and space scientists globally). I am also going to present my research poster at our local university’s symposium this August (excited!!).

I was thinking about just omitting the SF meeting I mentioned, as I only really talked to other scientists, looked at posters, and attended talks. But I also feel as if that event represented my interest in research. But again, I know that Columbia University has a section where they ask something like “What events have you been to that really impacted your life?”…

What are your thoughts, guys? thanks.

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Sure! Those would be fine to list as ECs on the common app. I would probably list them all in one line if you can, because it sounds like you have a lot of other cool stuff to put in the other fields.

List the SF meeting- it’s related to your field of interest and totally valid to list.

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Thanks! I was wondering if I should have put it under additional information or activities, but listing it as one of the ECs sounds better fitting