how to explain upward trend in the additional information section?

W_amp_M_Admission
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:35 +0000

This is likely not the best use of the additional information section for a few reasons. 1) The additional information section has a very short word limit so it doesn’t allow you to say much. 2) We discern your potential from your transcript, standardized test scores and your recommendations. These are likely the best source of information for us on this subject. 3) You submit the Common App to multiple schools. What you look for in a college may not be easily applicable to all the schools to which you’re submitting the Common App. If it is, it’s likely so generic it doesn’t add much.

The best use of the additional information section is for brief explanations of transcript anamolies (like illnesses or attending schools with different weighting or ranks) or to add something that there isn’t enough space for in the rest of the app.