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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does everyone make one of the 10 activities kind of quirky to show personality or stress hobbies?

There was one posted on this site a few weeks ago and “dog walking” was listed as one of the 10 main activities (towards the bottom of the list). I’ve been looking on Reddit and in other places for successful candidates and it looks like many people have one hobby listed.

Anyone btdt? What hobby did your kid list?[/quote]

Just saw that reddit post in another thread that referenced the following hobbies as ECs:

Learning K-Pop dance moves.
Cheerleading.
Amateur meteorology (following weather models, participating in weather chat groups, and predicting storms).

All help AO envision these kids involved with countless campus clubs with a personality and genuine and varied interests.[/quote]

So basically, you really can make up whatever you want. [/quote]

Don’t make up. Every kid has these random interests. Encourage them to highlight what makes them special. I promise there is something.[/quote]

I’m not going to encourage my kid to make up anything. But I think we’ve really jumped the shark here. If people are actually listing these random little interests as activities, then perhaps her perfectly honest, frank list of regular stuff will stand out as special. [/quote]

3 years ago private counselors were pushing hobbies as ECs. It’s not new.
Woodworking; coin collecting and crocheting all came from that last cohort.[/quote]

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