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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's why this matters:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1lntuj1/admitium_dont_sleep_on_your_activities_page/

I'll just offer three reasons, but there are more:

(1) In the age of ChatGPT, what you do matters more than what you say. [b]A really impressive activity--one that is objective and verifiable--can carry more weight than the best personal essay.[/b]

(2) AOs usually read your Activities Page before they hit your essays. So, it's an opportunity to separate from most kids who don't think of this as "writing." If your writing here is killer--descriptions that are fun, interesting, show impact--your AO will like you. And if you have the goods, they're thinking you're a contender now and reading your essays carefully because they view you as a possible admit. If the activities aren't there, your reader is probably skimming.

(3) If AOs want to advocate for you, they have to convince their colleagues in committee. If you do an excellent job with your Activities Page, that's often the key doc we'll pull up in committee a few months later to remember you and rattle off why you're amazing. The other AOs will see the ratings showing your testing and rigor and grades are good enough. So, sometimes all it takes is talking about your top three activities and people are like: "OK, OK, we've heard enough. Ready to vote?" You don't even get to talk about their amazing essay or activity 4 or that killer LOR.

So, don't spend all summer on the Personal Essay. Give your Activities Page some love.
--Admitium

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Really??????[/quote]

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