<p>Of course I’m sure you can add a resume to the Common App…but if it’s all you turn in and you have 5 fantastic ECs…is there a point in having more ECs? </p>
<p>I mean I’m a senior and I have tons of ECs, but for someone who wasn’t involved, it doesn’t seem hard to scam the Common App.</p>
<p>By scamming the common app, do you mean lying about ECs? If so, then yes, it seems incredibly easy.</p>
<p>Not lying about your ECs per se, but as in if you’re only involved in 5 things (I think that’s the amount of blanks available), wouldn’t it look the same to someone who had like a million? I mean I know it depends on involvement, but still.</p>
<p>Just because there are 5 blanks doesn’t mean you can’t put down more. A lot of people put in resumes or at least add more stuff elsewhere</p>
<p>you put in all your important ECs that dont fit in the extra info section at the end of the app. if you have like 100 ECs, i doubt colleges take most very seriously. just put the ones that mean most to you because it shows more dedication, than joining a club and starting another just for college</p>
<p>most of the people who apply (even to common app colleges which are generally selective) don’t have more than 5 significant ECs. most colleges don’t care if you were involved in 2 or 200 ECS as long as you were doing something. I do think the Common App needs to provide more space to explain what all you did in that EC.</p>