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How to Write an Impressive UC Activities List

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Selective colleges and universities, including the UC schools, want to admit students who have specialized in extracurricular pursuits and distinguished themselves among their peers. There are no limits on how many activities students may enter per category. Why is the UC Activities & Awards section important?

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How to Get into Penn

The Koppelman Group

You should try to shine in these categories especially. The first categories you want to ace in have to do with your academic record. Extracurriculars Penn is proud of its “work hard, play hard” vibes and generally wants students that get involved on campus. This means they also care about candidates’ extracurricular resumes.

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How Many Colleges Should You Apply to?

SSA Online College Prep

In doing some research about the colleges, you’ll likely end up sorting them into categories. The categories are typically based on your odds of acceptance. And as a side note, the categories don’t have a hierarchy - whichever school you end up at will be because it’s the right fit! But what do those mean? What about Ivy+?

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11th Grade College Strategy for Engineering

The Koppelman Group

Engineering is also the most competitive of our three categories: stem, humanities, and business. Leveraging Extracurricular Activities While having knowledge about your niche is great, hands-on experience matters a lot more than just knowing stuff. However, a significant portion of your extracurriculars should be outside of school.

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UPenn Extracurricular Guide

The Koppelman Group

So yes, while grades and scores are paramount, Penn really cares about your extracurriculars. Penn is looking for students who excel in (some of… if not all) 4 extracurricular categories. They love these categories so much that they even publish the percentage of the incoming class that check off these boxes.

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How to Get into Vanderbilt

The Koppelman Group

You want to make sure you absolutely eat in these categories. This means over 25% of students submitted perfect scores in those categories. Extracurriculars Extracurriculars are doubly important because not only are they listed as "very important," but they are also an opportunity to show off your "talent/ability."

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How to Get into USC

The Koppelman Group

While you want your application to slay in every category they look at, pay close attention to those marked “very important” and “important.” You might notice that the 75th percentile is a perfect score in a couple of categories. Talents and Extracurriculars It is no secret that top colleges care about your extracurricular activities.

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