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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities and awards. All those things to different degrees, depending on the particular school. [/quote]

What types of activities are they looking for exactly? Is this just listed in the application?[/quote]

There is space to list 10 things and you can only write a short bit about each one. You also indicate how long you've been doing it, how many weeks per year/hours per week. Something unusual that can't be describe in that could be explained further in an "additional information" section. Or you might talk about an important activity in your main essay.

They are just looking to understand who you are, how you use your time outside of academics, how are you making an impact in your school community and the larger community.

With two kids who went through the process recently and weren't aiming to super-selective schools, their activities lists included school sport, a hobby sport outside of school, church volunteering, school band, a couple in-school clubs, theater stage crew, summer jobs, an art hobby.[/quote]

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