1st Step: Create a handwritten document of all activities. Work on updating your information at least once a month. By the time you get to your senior year, you will most likely have several pages of activities written down. At the start of your senior year you will condense the information to one page.
Go to the website to obtain a fillable Activities Chart template.
- On the left-hand side of the Home Page, click on “Activities Chart Template”
- Download document and save it to your computer
- Hard copies of this template may also be found in Room 6
2nd Step: Edit your written rough draft, paying attention to the following:
- Make sure you name your activities so they are easily understandable by anyone outside of our community. Also, avoid slang or acronyms that may not be familiar to everyone.
- Review the Dates and Time Spent for accuracy. Scholarship committees look carefully at time spent, so be sure your numbers add up correctly. It is acceptable to estimate time spent if you don’t remember exactly—just be as accurate as possible. Also, you are only given the option to list hours spent per week or per month. Therefore, when you have a one-day event, list it as hours per week and the total hours will simply be the same. You can explain that it was a one-day event in the description section.
- Summarize the Responsibility/Accomplishments in not more than two to three lines (not more than 125 characters).
- Do not leave any box blank—each field must be complete.
- If you have the same activity listed several times for different dates (for example, a club or athletic team every Fall), consider putting the information in one entry. However, do list separately the instances in which you took a leadership role. This step can be done at the end of each year.
3rd Step: Update, update, update!
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