Extracurriculars guides
Activity strategy, narrative, summer projects, leadership, research, and how to present them.
6 guides.
- 01
Extracurriculars: Foundations and Frameworks
An extracurricular activity is anything a student does outside of required academic coursework that involves consistent effort over time.
31 min read
- 02
Extracurriculars: Strategy and Narrative Architecture
A spike is not invented; it is identified and cultivated. The starting point is recognizing what a student already gravitates toward — the thing they read…
42 min read
- 03
Extracurriculars: Types and Categories of Activities
Athletics are among the most common and best-understood extracurricular categories. Admissions readers distinguish between two very different tracks: the…
49 min read
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Extracurriculars: Presentation on Applications
These fields together constitute everything the admissions reader sees about each activity.
45 min read
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Extracurriculars: Summer, Projects, and Research
The summer months represent the largest block of discretionary time in a high school student's year.
53 min read
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Extracurriculars: Parent Playbook
The student has to own their own activities. This is a non-negotiable starting point. Activities the parent chose, runs, or manages invisibly are visible to…
67 min read