So, I was finalizing my Common App and nearly missed a huge mistake that a ton of people don't think about. I did a last-minute checklist and one thing that saved me was double-checking that all my activities made sense after trimming them down to the character limit.
My activity descriptions started sounding like mumbo jumbo because I was cramming too much into too little space. Reading through everything out loud really helped me catch the awkward phrases and repetition.
Seriously, don’t skip this step! A clean, coherent activities list can really make your application shine.