Should You Use Up All 10 Activity Spots on the Common App?

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  • @icestorm2886
    @icestorm2886 2 роки тому +1067

    When you read the first rule and then laugh in figure skater cuz you do 50 hours a month 💀💀

    • @alberto-hm6em
      @alberto-hm6em 2 роки тому +14

      same 💀

    • @lyna7665
      @lyna7665 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely

    • @Aqua_9191
      @Aqua_9191 2 роки тому +5

      Damn that's alot of free time

    • @lyna7665
      @lyna7665 2 роки тому +43

      @@Aqua_9191 No, on the contrary, since you have no time for yourself basically (and less time for sleep as well)

    • @Aqua_9191
      @Aqua_9191 2 роки тому +3

      @@lyna7665 So do you have much other free time activities?

  • @RyanTheHero3
    @RyanTheHero3 2 роки тому +481

    I don’t know if I even have 10 activities to put on that list

  • @guy_named_kevin8121
    @guy_named_kevin8121 Рік тому +74

    Rule 1: laughs in robotics
    100+ hours per year

    • @lolokiy7437
      @lolokiy7437 9 місяців тому

      Same!

    • @sparkfrog777
      @sparkfrog777 7 місяців тому +2

      And still it isn’t enough time to get that damn thing working how you want to lol

    • @ebony07
      @ebony07 5 місяців тому

      No but when you've got a break the week before ur week 1 comp and u end up spending 12 hours every weekday and 14 on the weekends just holed up in ur workshop with 5 other kids, frantically trying to put together the subsystems, get all the code working, get the scouting kids organized, pack the trailer and everything and before u know it, uv been at shop for 90 hours. That's a feeling I'll never forget.

    • @hypronmaster6756
      @hypronmaster6756 3 місяці тому

      bro its like 500 hours per year?? and 400 hours per season, 100 is too low bro

    • @ebony07
      @ebony07 3 місяці тому +1

      @@hypronmaster6756 The damn offseason lmao. Creating training programs the weekend of our last comp of the season always sucks the soul out of me

  • @MalarkeyMan
    @MalarkeyMan 2 роки тому +51

    Think there's a typo in the video. 50 hours a year is just around 8 minutes for an activity a day

  • @brianahooks
    @brianahooks 2 роки тому +242

    The way I have done over 700 hours of marching band since August and is still on going and it’s only my first year. 💀 We got 1st place every competition so it was worth those hours.

    • @sleezyy743
      @sleezyy743 Рік тому

      what school do u go to?

    • @top10cars2
      @top10cars2 Рік тому +6

      700?!? Not counting performances, I probably had around 150 hours of marching band from June to October last year.

    • @steph-zem
      @steph-zem Рік тому +2

      ​@sleezyy743 don't ask people that

    • @kiwi2698
      @kiwi2698 11 місяців тому

      My friends and I did the math last year, and counting performances we had about 400 hours from band camp in August to our last comp in October. I totally get how you could get 700 though, especially if y'all started earlier in the month and had more than 2 practices a week.

    • @PandaFan2443
      @PandaFan2443 10 місяців тому +1

      He meant no more than 50 hours per week

  • @sapphiresofie4096
    @sapphiresofie4096 2 роки тому +64

    I do five+ hours of chorus a week- 😭

    • @shyannrulander4352
      @shyannrulander4352 Рік тому +3

      There is a family responsibilities option on the common app. It could help demonstrate ur time management skills!

    • @imawakemymindisalive13
      @imawakemymindisalive13 Рік тому

      same, since i’m taking it as a class. same with band. i also do 2 hours of orchestra and 2.5 hours of volunteer work 😭 then i’m applying for an internship at a hospital and when you combine that with the 70 hours a week i spend on school and homework, and the 20 hours that just disappear down the drain due to my ADHD, that leaves me like no time to sleep 😭 i get like 2-5 hours of sleep but sometimes 0

    • @PandaFan2443
      @PandaFan2443 10 місяців тому

      The common app asks for activities in terms of hours per week. He meant no more than 50 hours per week.

  • @gorrillla
    @gorrillla 6 місяців тому +4

    marching band being 3 hours every day for 3 months 💀

  • @jacksonbailey2384
    @jacksonbailey2384 2 роки тому +19

    the only problem with the first rule is i’ve done 80 hours this year for cross country…

  • @girlsarepoggers
    @girlsarepoggers 2 роки тому +4

    This channel better be here in 5 years

  • @kadenk.4218
    @kadenk.4218 2 роки тому +193

    I've been a swimmer for 4 years now, (started at 10) so would putting swimming bad? About 1500 hours swimming total.

    • @nerdboi1976
      @nerdboi1976 2 роки тому +12

      Assuming that means you’re 14 right now, you still have lot of time till college applications so by then you will definitely have enough time to put it on the list

    • @kadenk.4218
      @kadenk.4218 2 роки тому +7

      @@nerdboi1976 I thought he said "no more than 50 hours a year"

    • @11mahekkhan11
      @11mahekkhan11 2 роки тому +4

      You dont need to write the total, just the amount of hours you spend on swimming weekly nowadays.

    • @defnotajermainecolestan7932
      @defnotajermainecolestan7932 Рік тому

      It’ll ask for the time you’ve spent on the activity in highschool so put just makes sure put how long you do it in the span of a yr

    • @bloopletank2491
      @bloopletank2491 Рік тому

      Aye fellow tbate reader! My profile was actually arthur yesterday but i just switched to this one.

  • @D4viL4
    @D4viL4 Рік тому +2

    Gohar over here tryna make us all get into ivys 😭

  • @aditmagotra6914
    @aditmagotra6914 Рік тому +3

    Definitely a typo it's probably 50hrs a week

  • @antaravadhera
    @antaravadhera Рік тому +3

    I do gymnastics 12 hours / week. So about 48 hours a month. Thats about 576 hours / year (ofc there are like missed practices/national holidays but ignoring that)...

  • @the_epicest_man
    @the_epicest_man Рік тому +7

    I used literally none of them bc I sit at home all day💀

  • @flowerondiscord4254
    @flowerondiscord4254 2 роки тому +62

    Im panicking. I have 1 year left before I graduate and I have done nothing in my life! Mainly because I had confidence in myself and had struggled with various mental problems. However, last year I was planning to join all of the activities I wanted but then covid hit!

    • @hiwelcometochillis2579
      @hiwelcometochillis2579 Рік тому +1

      How is it going

    • @swagger5455
      @swagger5455 Рік тому +1

      How did it go

    • @haydenlee4804
      @haydenlee4804 Рік тому

      howd it go

    • @idk-vv9mq
      @idk-vv9mq Рік тому +6

      dude this is me.. I'm going into senior year and have done NOTHING. literally only did beach cleanup for an honors marine bio class but like that's all I did. idk what to do cuz I have like no activities so ig I'm screwed

    • @haydenlee4804
      @haydenlee4804 Рік тому +2

      @@idk-vv9mq bro i think you got a chance if you do well in interviews and essays

  • @RoseBigelow
    @RoseBigelow 5 місяців тому +1

    How do you decide which things to list?

  • @fahimkhouri1439
    @fahimkhouri1439 2 роки тому +6

    Omg thx so much love u bro

  • @Yourmom-mn8do
    @Yourmom-mn8do 2 роки тому +34

    Me still in middle school: ah yes okay noted😮📝

  • @Mi-ks1tq
    @Mi-ks1tq 2 роки тому +2

    This dude is the reason I haven't been kicked out of school

  • @Cobra-yo7fx
    @Cobra-yo7fx 2 роки тому

    Nice video!

  • @ReveralPK
    @ReveralPK 2 роки тому +47

    I am 13.i used to get bad grades.once I start watching your vids about essay ideas I aced my test

    • @mexican3768
      @mexican3768 2 роки тому +8

      Definetly not your english ones cuz you need to put periods after your spaces

    • @sharon4159
      @sharon4159 2 роки тому +22

      @@mexican3768 this is UA-cam, not their LA essay-

    • @11mahekkhan11
      @11mahekkhan11 2 роки тому +3

      @@sharon4159 Los Angeles Essay?

    • @11mahekkhan11
      @11mahekkhan11 2 роки тому +2

      @@mexican3768 lol, exactly what I was about to reply

    • @CommonGrimeConsumer
      @CommonGrimeConsumer Рік тому

      @@mexican3768 Americans realising people don’t always speak English as their first language 🤯🤯🤯🤯
      Their name has PK in it so they might be from pakistan

  • @mush1e979
    @mush1e979 Рік тому

    It's ~70 hours for a singular marching season and I've been Marching since freshman year. I'm a junior

  • @The_Space_Dex_
    @The_Space_Dex_ Рік тому +4

    I am predicting nearly 1000 hours for my school robotics club😬

    • @gavinthecrafter
      @gavinthecrafter Рік тому +1

      Same

    • @PandaFan2443
      @PandaFan2443 Рік тому

      He meant 50 hours per week

    • @The_Space_Dex_
      @The_Space_Dex_ Рік тому

      @@PandaFan2443i mean idk he says 50+ hrs for all activities “per year”

    • @The_Space_Dex_
      @The_Space_Dex_ Рік тому

      @@PandaFan2443you could be right but thats how I perceived it

  • @butter_free__8
    @butter_free__8 2 роки тому +14

    When my brother applied for uni, his application was rich with ECs starting from 4 Olympiads (bio, chem, phy, maths), international competitions to sports (table tennis)... And he got into all the unis he applied for... On the other hand, his friend had few world highests even but his ECs weren't all that great so u couldn't get Accepted.... SO DOESNT ECs DO MORE GOOD THAN BAD?

    • @KingYakthekingofyaks
      @KingYakthekingofyaks 2 роки тому +1

      Yes ECs do more good

    • @butter_free__8
      @butter_free__8 2 роки тому

      @Siddharth Sahu well what It exactly sounds like... World highest is like getting the highest score worldwide, which is 100/100 basically... Every year few of them scores 100/100, tho not all gets "world highest" as they assess th candidate's script thoroughly, starting from neatness to the presentation of the answers and what not... For example my brother didn't get world highest in maths cuz he scored 158/160.... (It's for CIE basically... Dunno about other curriculum)...

  • @albertpampalonalisnenko8389
    @albertpampalonalisnenko8389 10 місяців тому +2

    Wait but what if I dedicated MUCH more than 50 hours to activities in every single year of high school, actually practically double every single month. Are the admissions officers actually going to think my activities are sus?

  • @slimeyolo
    @slimeyolo 7 місяців тому

    Laughs in rower w 2 hours at least every day of practice

  • @nathanmathew3900
    @nathanmathew3900 2 роки тому +1

    Can you explain balanced?

  • @AswithaSundar
    @AswithaSundar Місяць тому

    Me struggling to have at least 3 in there😅😂

  • @Rose-qg6zo
    @Rose-qg6zo 2 роки тому +21

    I have a question if anyone wants to answer it. In my college essay should I include a show that I have watched that mainly introduced me to what I want to do. Mine is Archeology/Anthropology I learned some different kinds of Archeology and what can happen at dig sites from Expedition Unknown. Should I include this. Thank you to anyone who responds.

    • @megaderp1618
      @megaderp1618 2 роки тому +12

      If it's something that influenced your life journey and defines who you are, and you think you can explain that in an essay then go for it!

    • @Rose-qg6zo
      @Rose-qg6zo 2 роки тому +3

      @@megaderp1618 Thank you for taking the time to answer it. I felt like it was a good idea but I needed a bit of reassurance on the topic.

    • @megaderp1618
      @megaderp1618 2 роки тому +3

      @@Rose-qg6zo No problem! I'm actually filling out my own college apps as well right now and I know it can be hard to know what's a good idea sometimes. All the best to your application(s) and remember to be confident in yourself!

    • @11mahekkhan11
      @11mahekkhan11 2 роки тому +2

      I think you can include it, but dont go overboard on the details of the show. Rather, clearly state how it influenced you.

    • @megaderp1618
      @megaderp1618 2 роки тому +2

      @@11mahekkhan11 Good advice!

  • @kn3522
    @kn3522 9 місяців тому

    I ran for treasurer of the National latin honors society but failed. Should I put that in for my "describe the activity" section that I tried to run for the position?

  • @marathon8123
    @marathon8123 2 роки тому +6

    Why cant you have more than 50 hours?

  • @osotyc3232
    @osotyc3232 7 місяців тому

    Im a current junior with over 350 hours of community service. What do I do with that? (I serve on two volunteer youth boards and run 3 nonprofit projects)

  • @patrick_plays_piano
    @patrick_plays_piano 9 місяців тому +1

    I practice piano for 2~ hrs every day so..

  • @RashidaMorris
    @RashidaMorris 11 місяців тому

    I've never had to do a college application; when doing #applications, are there #always fees involved?

  • @canyonmoon9647
    @canyonmoon9647 2 роки тому

    How many words do we gave to write in common app essay???

  • @jewonnam06
    @jewonnam06 4 дні тому

    Having more isn't good at all. Having small ecs but doing it for long time and learning a lot from it is better. I have 4 and it's okay

  • @jaspercat6407
    @jaspercat6407 Рік тому

    I only have four extra curriculars

  • @navya8256
    @navya8256 10 місяців тому

    i Really want to ask something thats concerning me since a while. I have no extracurriculars or positions in any school clubs as i didnt apply and now i regret it. Its the last month of my school life and i cannot do snything about it. I only played basketball since 4 years and nothing more. Is there any scope for me in an IVY? Can i still do something outside school that is an extracurricular?

  • @petergeze163
    @petergeze163 4 місяці тому

    But the million dollar question is.throws in 6 dollars 💀

  • @CarsonSTT
    @CarsonSTT 8 місяців тому

    I spend +369 hours in trampoline and tumbling a year

  • @HispAnakin42
    @HispAnakin42 2 роки тому

    Band

  • @ilham9481
    @ilham9481 6 місяців тому

    What if I added only 4 activities is it ok pls answer I am applying these days

  • @CreepDestroyer
    @CreepDestroyer Рік тому

    Bro, literally the entire musical theatre (a musical play) is late February to Early May 2 hours after school (EVERYDAY) which is approximately 90 hours or 122 hours (with “hell” week) so yeah, I think you might need to fix something there

  • @xidjav1836
    @xidjav1836 2 роки тому

    I'm in in the middle of highschool so what is this list for exactly?

  • @Midnight_Star1021
    @Midnight_Star1021 Рік тому +2

    Only 50 hours per year???

  • @Anatoles
    @Anatoles 8 місяців тому

    I got 2

  • @khaoskandi
    @khaoskandi Рік тому

    I did

  • @godpromandudegpmd8151
    @godpromandudegpmd8151 2 роки тому

    Bruh football practice was over 2 hrs everyday and in the summer 5 hrs everyday

  • @kristelphung
    @kristelphung 8 місяців тому

    does 10 weekly hours of school soccer count as an extracurricular?

  • @nearoikthadorbadwagon1224
    @nearoikthadorbadwagon1224 Рік тому

    So do you have to use up all 10? I want to know because I don’t have 10 extracurriculars. I have three that I’m involved with.

  • @bloodykwek
    @bloodykwek 2 роки тому

    anybody knows what name of backsound used here?

  • @angelalonzo8736
    @angelalonzo8736 2 роки тому

    Hello, Is it bad that I put 23hr/week and 18 for weeks spent per year? please help me and respond to me, please 🙏🏼 The sport I play is Varsity Boys Basketball

  • @kaylaneandrade4589
    @kaylaneandrade4589 2 роки тому

    2 ex sim

  • @soosianaalhussin1805
    @soosianaalhussin1805 Рік тому

    I get 120 hours of service hours a year, is that bad?

  • @des63734
    @des63734 9 місяців тому

    i play piano. 40 hrs/day

  • @gcpd9524
    @gcpd9524 Рік тому

    I have more than 50 hours tho

  • @khanhgianguyen5092
    @khanhgianguyen5092 Рік тому

    Wait so 50 hrs for all in 1 years is considered as unrealistic?

  • @fahigaming22
    @fahigaming22 2 роки тому +1

    Tf 7 comments

  • @applesurvival
    @applesurvival Рік тому

    😂

  • @Hi.idkwhatimdoing
    @Hi.idkwhatimdoing Рік тому

    50??!? Was that supposed to mean 500? Or 50 per month?

  • @sealed3333
    @sealed3333 2 роки тому

    What the hell is a activity

  • @shaggy_thecameraman1409
    @shaggy_thecameraman1409 2 роки тому

    You just got beaned

  • @kaylaneandrade4589
    @kaylaneandrade4589 2 роки тому

    Família ex sim

  • @SittingMole1
    @SittingMole1 Рік тому

    Does he have a mole on his palm?

  • @kartupelistv8631
    @kartupelistv8631 Рік тому

    Nerd