What activity is the congressional award?

Hi, thank you for asking your question! Generally the congressional awards will be placed under the "Honors and Awards" section in the Common App. You can then add a description to the award and what work you put in to achieve it.

Another option will be to include this work in the "Activities" section. In doing so, you can add it in the community service option and this will likely will be either Tier C or D. This is because you have not necessarily raised > $100,000k or attracted > 3,500 participants. You have put in a lot of work however which seems more equivalent to the accomplishments of a Tier C or D (This is not to trivialize your amazing accomplishments at all! But rather to make sure you have an accurate admissions chancing using your CollegeVine profile).

Hope this helps!

I started the program in high school, but have since taken a hiatus from it. The longevity of the program allows for user flexibility and promotes long term growth, accepting of all candidates and individual to the experience and effort you are willing to contribute. When I started the program, there was a lot of uncertainty as to whether or not I was going to continue with it, due to the pandemic and my loss of faith in the education system. That has since been restored; my mother told me to choose the school that was the best in education to receive the best education. That advice has still rung true. My college, being in the Volunteer state, is still one of the most influential parts of that personal development aspect, which encompasses mental and physical wellbeing through active involvement. I had completed the entirety of the program I initially set out for, but have not yet completed the immersive expedition, as my two previous applications were sent back for review. While misaligned, I think there is a time and place for everything, and college is an aspect of discovering who you are, separately from our learned identities, while holistically accounting for external circumstances, when necessary. The terms when I applied were that it can be completed throughout the years until you are 24, it involves an advisor, paper signatures for validation, and continued reporting. But, the terms are flexible and you report on an as needed/completed basis.

Wow, that is really impressive!

I have no idea what sort of application you are talking about, as I am not aware of a tier system.

However, if this is the Common App, you could list your hours separately. So for Activity 1, you would say Community Service, describe it, and put 400 hours. For Activity 2, you could say "Other", describe your personal development, and put 200 hours. For Activity 3, you would say "Fitness" (or something similar), describe what it was for, and the hours.

Also, in the Awards section, not the Activities, you could say you got the Congressional Award Gold Medal, and describe what it was.

I hope this helps!