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@flora
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 • a year ago •
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Can providing advice for college essays on CollegeVine be listed as extracurricular activities?
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I've assessed a couple of essays for the past few weeks, and most of my feedback from the writers has been pretty good. I plan to continue doing so because I feel like I'm able to provide concrete feedback, and enjoy doing so. I spend a lot of time going through each essay, and assessing various factors. Would this be an activity worth mentioning?

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@AlexanderOddo
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965 answers, 641 votes
 • a year ago

I think that this activity is definitely worth mentioning, since you are spending a good amount of time creating a positive impact. I recommend explaining your motivation for providing free peer reviews along the lines of advancing educational equity and making college application advising more accessible. Hope this helps!

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@floraa year ago

What tier activity would this be?

@AlexanderOddo
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a year ago

I would rank this as a Tier 3 activity. While it does not demonstrate the same level of leadership and impact as a Tier 2 activity, it is more unique and impressive than a Tier 4 activity (e.g. NHS member).

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