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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take a look at the common app.  It asks for a max of 10 EC activities and you list which high school years and how much time you spend on the activity per week.  You get a short space to list honors and leadership positions.  If a school allows a resume attachment (about half the ones my DC is applying to allow that) you might have a little more flexibility in what you highlight.  Not sure how much attention is paid to the resume though.  By the time DC covered summer programs and internships, as well as 3 varsity sports and a couple of other big ECs that pretty much took all 10 spots.  So not much room for pre high school activities anyway if your DC has the normal mix of activities.[/quote]

Where does Science Fair go, since it isn't really an extra-curricula.  Band, Chorus, Orchestra- are they considered classes or extra curricula? [/quote]

Don't know for sure - my kid doesn't do that stuff.  You or DC should talk to your college counselor.  I assume your DC is not applying ED or you'd already be immersed in this.  Science fair would probably take one of the 10 spots, especially if it was something done for 3-4 of the high school years and DC won awards.  If science fair was a one time thing, no award, and DC if not interested in pursuing science then maybe it drops off the list.  If DC is all about science, has taken every AP science, and wants to pursue it then it stays on the list.  If the music activities require a lot of outside of school time, performances, etc. I'd include those in the 10 as well.  Basically you have to pick the 10 best ECs, whatever they might be and however they best support the application. [/quote]

DC is a Junior.  Just trying to figure out the lay of the land right now.  Not OP, but the PP to whom you replied.[/quote]

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