<p>throughout high school / in general I’ve taken on a lot of independent projects just for entertainment… such as analyzing the Jung-type makeup of my entire school, making a series of paintings, writing a 52-volume journal, writing a 100-page chemistry review book, writing a 50 page nutrition guideline book,… writing many how-to guides for various activities, started a recycling program at my school. Teachers can vouch for the quality of my work, but I don’t know where else to put it or if I should put it on at all because it’s all something I did randomly (so I don’t have hours per week or anything for it). Should I just tell my teachers to put it in their recommendations? I was under the impression that additional info is for explaining a drop in grades, etc… and not… this kind of stuff. But it might show my “intellectual vitality.” … what do you think?</p>
<p>all that stuff you mentioned is BIG - write about it in the additional information or somehow incorporate it into your essays somehow - having your teachers vouch on it would also work, just let them know what you’ve done!</p>
<p>how should I format it on the additional info? sort of like a resume? =/</p>
<p>It doesn’t have to be like a bulleted resume. You could put it in paragraph form and elaborate on each a bit.</p>
<p>You could also have your guidance counselor mention those projects that do not pertain to the subjects of the teachers writing your recs; e.g. if you have two academic teachers writing your letters, then ask your GC to mention the paintings.</p>
<p>so it’s worth putting on, right? … just to make sure. and additional info could be one place I could put it? And yeah echang, i think that’s a good idea. thanks ! :)</p>