<p>Hi everyone! What exactly do you put in the additional information section of the common application? Can you explain a bad grade, or talk more about a certain extracurricular, or anything else?</p>
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<p>In general, nothing. You use it to explain special circumstances that aren’t shown elsewhere in the app. They already have enough to read and extra stuff can be annoying, so whatever you put here needs to be really important. Don’t use it to talk about extracurriculars.</p>
<p>You talk about:
-the square footage of your home
-the contents of your refrigerator
-your top ten favorite drinks ranked by calorie density per liter
-the hardware inside your computer
-the number of times you’ve seen the full moon in your lifetime
-how much your parents weigh
and last but not least
-the total amount of money you have spent on pens and pencils</p>
<p>But in all seriousness, usually nothing</p>