Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 09:41     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Put them all.

He has 10 slots. How you want to combine the sports depends on what he wants to say about each of them and what other activities he has.


+1 My kids combined all music into one line (marching band, symphony, private lessons). But they could be broken out if you have space


Did you put music that happened for credit during the school day?


Yes, symphony and marching band are for-credit classes + outside school time
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 09:27     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:My kid attends a private school that requires kids to play a sport every season. There are intramural, interscholastic, JV and Varsity choices, and he's done a mix of them. He will probably finish high school with 5 varsity letters in 2 sports, 2 seasons of JV, and 5 seasons of intramural/interscholastic.

Since they're required for school, does he still put them on his activity list? All of them, or just the JV/varsity? If so, can he combine them and just do 1 activity that's either all the JV/Varsity sports, or all the sports?

Also, he's been in school choir, both the regular choir, and an auditioned choir that meets before school and carries 1/2 a credit for the whole year. Since that's on his transcript should I assume it doesn't count?


Combine.
No more than 2 sports entries total.

The general rule is if it’s part of transcript don’t include. If you do combine into some thing else related to the EC done on your own (independent choir/singing).
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 09:26     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Just like mathletes would count all their math competition as one activity, AMC, AIME, USAMO, etc. And you wouldn't put mathcount as a separate item as doing that will bore the readers out. But you can add teaching inner city URM as a separate activity.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 09:25     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.


What are the important activities? My kid is going into high school and all he does in band and sports.


According to another thread, if he sits as doodles for a bit every day, that counts as a valuable and unique activity.


If nothing else to put, I would put doing chores at home or care for grandma as an item, they may not be unique but are valuable.


"Volunteer" to take care of the elderly.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 09:04     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.


What are the important activities? My kid is going into high school and all he does in band and sports.


According to another thread, if he sits as doodles for a bit every day, that counts as a valuable and unique activity.


If nothing else to put, I would put doing chores at home or care for grandma as an item, they may not be unique but are valuable.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:58     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.


What are the important activities? My kid is going into high school and all he does in band and sports.


According to another thread, if he sits as doodles for a bit every day, that counts as a valuable and unique activity.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:54     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.


What are the important activities? My kid is going into high school and all he does in band and sports.


You really need to have your kid get involved with a social justice activity or community service.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:33     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.


What are the important activities? My kid is going into high school and all he does in band and sports.


Leadership (separate from sports but can be captain of a team)
Community Service / Volunteering
Clubs
Passion projects (even hobbies)
Research?
Summer job/internship
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:27     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.


What are the important activities? My kid is going into high school and all he does in band and sports.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:27     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Put them all.

He has 10 slots. How you want to combine the sports depends on what he wants to say about each of them and what other activities he has.


+1 My kids combined all music into one line (marching band, symphony, private lessons). But they could be broken out if you have space


Did you put music that happened for credit during the school day?
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:24     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Combine them all unless you have something unique to say about intramural and interscholastic. There are only 10 spots in the section, save it for more important activities. Same goes for music, counts one item.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 07:28     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Anonymous wrote:Put them all.

He has 10 slots. How you want to combine the sports depends on what he wants to say about each of them and what other activities he has.


+1 My kids combined all music into one line (marching band, symphony, private lessons). But they could be broken out if you have space
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 07:18     Subject: What goes in the activity section
Put them all.

He has 10 slots. How you want to combine the sports depends on what he wants to say about each of them and what other activities he has.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 04:42     Subject: What goes in the activity section
put them all, they all count
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 01:20     Subject: What goes in the activity section
My kid attends a private school that requires kids to play a sport every season. There are intramural, interscholastic, JV and Varsity choices, and he's done a mix of them. He will probably finish high school with 5 varsity letters in 2 sports, 2 seasons of JV, and 5 seasons of intramural/interscholastic.

Since they're required for school, does he still put them on his activity list? All of them, or just the JV/varsity? If so, can he combine them and just do 1 activity that's either all the JV/Varsity sports, or all the sports?

Also, he's been in school choir, both the regular choir, and an auditioned choir that meets before school and carries 1/2 a credit for the whole year. Since that's on his transcript should I assume it doesn't count?