Activities in College Essays

Activities in College Essays August 2 Dont try to incorporate your after school activities in your Common Application Personal Statement. So many students feel the need to incorporate their activities in their college essays particularly in their Common Application Personal Statement. We would argue that the vast majority of students in fact attempt to incorporate their activities. While weve been saying this for years, well say it again in the hope that it will have the maximum impact. Activities have no place in a Common Application Personal Statement! The best college essays have nothing to do with a students accomplishments. The best college essays have nothing to do with the list of activities a student completes after school is out for the day. Incorporating such topics in a Common Application Personal Statement comes across as though the student is bragging, as though the student is trying so very hard to impress college admissions officers with all that they do in their free time. That is sure to make for a bad college essay as one of the most important things a student can do in a Common Application Personal Statement is come across as likable to college admissions officers. Admissions officers will fight for a likable student. Admissions officers will not fight for a student they dont like. Its a pretty straightforward human psychological principle, wouldnt you say? The best college essays as weve said for years are about nothing. Did you ever watch the show Seinfeld? It was a show about absolutely nothing. Sometimes, when you write about nothing, you shed a whole lot of insight into who you are and what youre all about. Dont know what writing about nothing means? Well, we dont give all of our tips away on our college admissions blog. After all, were a business. So work with us and find out. Well help you shape your college admissions essays into powerful statements that sway college admissions officers at highly selective colleges to want to fight for youand ultimately admit you. Its time to get started on your college essays! Dont wait until school starts and youre inundated with schoolwork. So fill out our free consult form  today to get started working with Ivy Coach.