Result guide: Depth Opportunity
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This page describes this result in general terms. It is not based on your answers, so some of it may not apply to you. Take the quiz to see what your own answers show.
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WHAT THIS MEANS
This result usually means there is real involvement and some responsibility, but the depth or narrative isn't fully developed yet. A focused push (going deeper in your main activities, taking on more responsibility and naming a clearer theme) can change how your application reads. It's less about doing more and more about doing what you already do with greater intention.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Selective colleges look for students who invested in something and took initiative within it, and a focused, coherent profile gives a reader a clear picture of who you are. The activities section descriptions (150 characters each) are where depth shows: specific roles, concrete outcomes and numbers that show scale.
WHAT STRONG APPLICANTS DO DIFFERENTLY
- —They look for one meaningful way to increase their responsibility or impact in their main activity, such as chairing a committee, mentoring younger students or expanding a project's reach.
- —They write a one-sentence activities statement before completing the Common App (My activities show a student who ___) and use it as the filter for every description they write.
- —They order their activities list by significance to their story, not by hours, leading with the activities that most clearly reflect who they are.
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