Common App - Hours per Week for extracurriculars

Synth
Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:47:00 +0000

The hours you focus per week on an activity, that you would not
have otherwise spent in that manner if you were not doing that
activity, can be included as legit. time spent per week on that EC
activity.

So if you play music in a special group for 1 hour a week and practice
4 hrs every week you are doing 5 hrs/wk. If you are so inclined
in the additional info section you can lay out the split in a concise
manner (do not have to).

The format is there for a reason. A reader wading through hundreds of
forms has a basis for easily picking someone who stands out. If you
are doing 10+ hours a week the reader could look for some award
or recognition in that activity possibly(…?)