Should I put saving someone's life on my college applications?

Does it give you a quantifiable edge? No. Is it something that an AO reading 25 applications that day might find interesting and stick in their head the tiniest bit, creating a moment of serendipity? Maybe. Is it also a little weird on a college application? Yeah.

I don’t think there is a clearly right answer here, so I’d go with your gut, or if you’d regret not saying it, then just go for it.

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