<p>Judging from the application, they seem to only want a long list of extracurriculars without actually knowing any substantial information about our involvement. I don’t have a lot of extracurricular activities, but I do a few that I am heavily involved in. Since they don’t want a resume, how can I possibly show this?</p>
<p>Good question - I was wondering the exact same thing. I think the best way to show passion is to have a chain (maybe 2 or 3) of ec’s that fall under the same umbrella. IE) I had “math team” and “math tutoring” as two different ec’s. Also, my math teacher was also my math team coach so he emphasized my commitment to the club in my letter of recommendation. </p>
<p>So basically try to get the point across in either a)chain of ec’s that relate, b)in a letter of recommendation, or c)personal essay. Hope this somewhat helps.</p>
<p>crystal - they ask you to highlight one activity underneath the list, that should let you show at least something. but you forget that your counselor usually talks about your activities, that you have a space to write more in the additional information. so there is plenty of room.</p>
<p>but they value the ec’s very highly, they want people who are involved in whatever capacity they find interesting. they also want individuals who are resourceful and can take the limited space and use it to their advantage.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. Admissionsgeek, are you a student at Columbia? I’ve seen you all over these boards and you seem to know a lot of information.</p>