Extra-curricular activities

The story goes that college admissions committees love well-rounded students, those who can achieve good grades, play on a varsity team or three, sing in the church choir, and volunteer at the local soup kitchen once a week. They look for applicants who have to staple additional pages into their applications to list all of their extra-curricular activities. 

Repetitive As I pointed out in my list of extra-curricular activities, I was elected to student council four years in a row and spent two years as president. 

Content refers to the personal information you are writing about. The essay is not the place to repeat information that can be found elsewhere on the application. For instance, you have already listed your extra-curricular activities and GPA that have been noted by the admissions committee there is no need to remind them of these accomplishments. Use your essay to tell your readers something they don t know about you. 

Remember, the admissions committee will still need paper work that you cannot send yourself, such as recommendations and official transcripts. Another reason you might choose the paper application is the amount of space given for certain questions and answers. Depending on the application, online space could be less than what is allowed on paper. If you need more words to explain, for instance, why Scottish highland dancing is your most important extra-curricular activity, the paper application could be better for you. 

Studies have shown that students who use drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol are less likely to participate in extra-curricular activities. This graph shows the results of a 2000 report by the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Notice that students aged 12-17 are less likely to participate in more than one activity if they use or abuse drugs or alcohol. 

We thank George Dibley and his staff of the Auckland University Centre for Continuing Education for arranging the Symposium and associated extra-curricular activities, and Neil Milestone for assistance in the preparation of this volume. 

John C. Sowden was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, on September 27, 1910. He was the youngest of four children of Robert and Mary Warren Sowden. The Sowden ancestry was Cornish, with some blending of Scottish and Welsh. The family had established roots in the Brantford area in the early days of Canada s history. Sowden s early schooling was obtained in the Brantford public schools and, according to family records, was chiefly remarkable for extra-curricular activities, including a high skill in English billiards. His studies apparently came so easy that no particular notice was paid them. 

Extra-curricular activities - range of integrated activities, before, during and after school, and during summer holiday periods. 

Once at Meadow Hill he threw himself into the work and extra-curricular activities with equal gusto, making many genuine friends, including one best friend who has visited in the evenings at PMS to play billiards and to stay with him at home over half-term. (Access problems prevent reciprocal visits.)... 

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