College Applicants Brag About Achievements

“sorry for the annoying title lmao, but i just realized that i may have gone about this entire process wrong. i didn't totally max out the application and only listed the activities/awards that i thought were the most significant (though they're not insanely impressive in the first place tbvh). but i've been going through advice columns on here since i submitted and found out that it's best to list out literally everything you've done to appeal to their initial algorithm for p”

“I’m working on my Common App right now and debating whether it’s better to fill every available slot or only include the activities/awards that are actually important to the field I want to study: Fine art. For those who got into T20s, how many activities and honors did you list? Did you use all the spaces, or prioritize quality over quantity? For example, I have around has 8 activities mostly centered around art, but I also was vice president of my schools Bio Club for 2 years with less involve”

“Hello everyone. For my college application, I'd like to report the work I did on a social media account related to my intended major. I heard that on the CommonApp you can include external links to these sorts of platforms if AOs wanna check, but the account currently isn't personally linked to me and I operate anonymously on it. Will AOs give it less value unless I personally connect myself to that account (ie state my name in the bio)? I'd like to include this as an EC on my applic”

“I am just curious what their stats and ecs would look like for applicants who get scholarships like USC Trustee and uMiami Stamps. submitted by /u/Numerous-Spell6450 [link] [comments]”

“Hey, so I am applying this year to college, and I want to circle my application around debate. I have done a shit ton of ecs on that, and I came up with an idea of an instagram acc where I will be posting reels about debate strategies made with AI and real advice from my coaches. If you don't have anyone better to follow, or you might like debate, give it a follow! It will honestly help a lot in the application process the acc is debate_buddy on Instagram thanks in advance ❤️❤️ submitt”

“on your awards/honors can you put the selectiveness? for example __insert award__ (2000 students) or something or should you just put the title just __inset award__. Just asking cause some contests are niche and they might not know how rare it is submitted by /u/heezz12312313 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone! I'm writing a novel that is probably going to end up being around 100k words, and I was curious if this could be listed anywhere on my future college application or if it would even impact my admission? Thank you! EDIT: Forgot to mention that I'm not sure if i could get it published, it could end up just being a project of mine submitted by /u/guava-sorbet [link] [comments]”

“gonna be honest i don’t have too many extracurricular activities and i need smth to fill out my list. i have an ao3 account with 1450 subscribers and 47k kudos (aka likes) that i am pretty proud of, there’s nothing explicit but there are some mature-ish scenes and violence. i also have thoughts about writing about fanfiction for my essay, though the essay would be more about how i met my best friend through said fanfiction and how they helped me grow. should i call it fanfiction or say like… ori”

“Exactly what the title says; how do I talk about my art shows and contest in the common app? I’m putting them in the actives section but I’ve been in around 10. So is it ok if I just group it into one activity? What would I write for the hours speak per week and weeks spent per year? It’s been spread out for the past 4 years so it’s kinda hard to known how much time I spent. If anyone has wrote about a similar thing can I please get some advice 🥹 Thank you!!! submitted by /u/Souther”

“If I am expecting to win a Nobel prize in a few years in Chemistry or Literature or something like that, where can I indicate that on the common app for AOs to see? How are you all handling it? It has to be a common problem for everyone applying to HYPSM, no? submitted by /u/ChadwithZipp2 [link] [comments]”

“Hey guys, LOL so I post fanfic on ao3/tumblr, and I have a small amt of followers (almost 1k). Writing for them is genuinely something I take a lot of time doing, and I think it really shows how passionate I am abt creative writing. The thing is, I was considering adding it as an EC/talking about it in my essays because it's been a large part of who I am ever since I hopped on Wattpad at 11. But, some of the things I write are well, yknow. Explicit (but not all of them!) I was thinking about”

“Rising senior here, focused on the intersection of computer science and public policy (cybersecurity, AI governance, data privacy). I write a tech policy blog, am co-authoring a research paper, and am doing ML research on the side with a university. I don't want to mass-apply. I'd rather put real effort into a few awards where my profile gives me a genuine shot than spray applications everywhere. So I'm looking for recognitions that are realistically attainable for someone with my ba”

“Hi, i’m a rising senior and in junior year I won 1st place in a popsicle bridge design competition. Basically you had to design a bridge, draw a plan of it and construct the bridge only using Elmer’s glue and popsicle sticks and win based on the load to mass ratio of your bridge. The thing is that the competition was technically the end of year project for our AP Physics 1 class but the way you were graded was against other groups in your class. Also for context I’m going into an architecture ma”