<p>Daughter asked these two questions today and I don’t have the answers. </p>
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<li><p>How much information about activities should one put on the Common Application? Obviously, Class President or such is self explanatory, but what about things that aren’t? </p></li>
<li><p>Is it plagiarism to plug into your resume the exact wording provided by your employer in your job description?</p></li>
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<li><p>Put in as much info as can fit in. For instance, Volunteered in local hospital. It could involve doing office work, or it could mean wheeling food carts, reading to patients, entertaining very young patients. Membership in science team could involve participated in competitions, built some contraption, won state award. Drama club could mean anything from playing a major role to designing the set. I hope you get the idea.</p></li>
<li><p>It’s not plagiarism. As long as the student carried out the jobs described, that is an accurate description of what the student did.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks Marite. Appreciate it very much.</p>
<p>If there is room she should provide additional information if it’s not obvious.</p>
<p>I don’t think she wants to just put “job description” in her resume. There should be a very short description of the job, then she should list her accomplishments.</p>
<p>As an example, my daughter put down she was responsible for her ballet school’s summer program. She put down she started the program, how many students enrolled, and how she came up with the business plan, and how it was a profitable business for the school and that they will continue it next year.</p>