CREATING YOUR ACTIVITY LIST
WHAT IS AN ACTIVITY LIST?
An activity list is a written document that summarizes and describes your academic
awards, community service, club involvement, leadership, work experience, outstanding
accomplishments, and skills. It is a word picture, in abbreviated form, of you and what
you have accomplished already.
The activity list allows you to demonstrate to colleges what you are passionate about and
what you will bring to their campus. You will most likely copy and paste this information
into online college applications. However, it can be used when there isn’t enough space
on a college application or when you are applying for college scholarships. It is also
helpful to give your counselor a copy of your activity list.
GETTING STARTED
Start by taking stock of you. Make a list of your educational history, your work experiences, your
activities and accomplishments, and your skills. Get one of your parents or a good friend to help
you if you can’t seem to come up with things. The next step is to reorganize the information
you’ve gathered and reduce it to a one-page document (two at the very most).
IMPORTANT TIPS:
List your most important and impressive facts and activities first.
Highlight specific and relevant details about your activities
Be sure to describe your roles and accomplishments with strong action words and
key terms that will pop out, usually ones that signify leadership and team roles you've
had. These include words such as: team work/player, multi-tasking, executed,
organized, maintained, supervised, managed, directed, developed, implemented,
counseled, assisted, starred, volunteered, led, participated, completed, encouraged,
acted, played, wrote, and performed.
Value white space! Your activity list should be clear, concise and easy to follow.
Be honest. Admission officers know the difference between accurate information and
padding.
The wording of your activity list is just as important as the look. You may have to
write several rough drafts to come up with one that will really shine. Here are a few
writing style rules to keep in mind: use matching verb tenses; keep all descriptions
short; descriptions should generally take up no more than three to four lines on the
page; and full sentences are not necessary, but be consistent with punctuation.
STUDENT ACTIVITY LIST
WORKSHEET
Selena Gomez
STUDENT NAME: __________________________________
Kira Hooyer
ADVISOR: ______________________________________
ACADEMIC HONORS
List below your academic honors, awards, or outstanding achievements beginning with
9th grade.
Arts & crafts
________________________________________________________________________
Selena wants to be an artist
________________________________________________________________________
Selena wants to draw or painting
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
WORK EXPERIENCE
List any jobs or internships you have held during high school, the date of employment,
and the number of hours you work(ed) each week.
Selena wants to be a fashion Fatal Magazine
________________________________________________________________________
11/12/2024
________________________________________________________________________
3 weeks
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
List summer activities such as educational travel, summer coursework, skill development
(sports, music, and any other), extra books read, and the like.
Selena wants to be a Travel Tourist
________________________________________________________________________
Selena wants to be a pro athlete
________________________________________________________________________
in Basketball training camp
________________________________________________________________________
ACTIVITIES (sports, clubs, honor societies, performances, and so on)
List below any extracurricular activities, community service and family responsibilities in
which you have participated. Indicate in what grade you participated in these activities
and explain your involvement.
Activity Grade Briefly explain your involvement and responsibilities.
Include leadership positions held, outstanding
9 10 11 12 achievements, letters earned, or instruments played.
Helping elderly List the average number of hours per week and the
number of weeks per year for each activity.
people 7:00 to 3:30 Help other people
___________________ __ __ __ __ ______________________________________________
Law Club 8:00
Pre ___________________ __ __ to
__ __4:30 Treasurer
______________________________________________
School 9:30__ to
___________________ 12:00
__ __ High Honor Student
__ ______________________________________________
Bilingual Exhibit__ __ __ __ ______________________________________________
___________________ Museum of discovery of
___________________ 1:00
Volunteer __ __ __to
__ 2:00 science
______________________________________________
Movies 3:30
___________________ __ __to
__ 7:00 Movie theaters
__ ______________________________________________
Dance 8:30
___________________ to__9:45
__ __ Dance training camp
__ ______________________________________________
___________________ __ __ __ __ ______________________________________________
___________________ __ __ __ __ ______________________________________________
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A SAMPLE ACTIVITY LIST
Be sure to list your activities by grade and order of importance.
Extracurricular Activities: list organizations(s), position(s), description(s) of the activity (ies), and
hours per week of involvement.
Varsity Soccer – Co-Captain in 12th grade. Team member in 11th and 12th grade, American School. Average
10 hours/week in season, 6 hours/week off-season.
Boy Scouts – Troup Leader: Supervised 6th graders at bi-weekly meetings, taught Indian crafts at camp,
summer camp counselor. Grades 9 – 12, average 8 hours/week. Eagle Scout rank.
A Cappella Chorus – Alto: 10th – 12th grades, American School. Practiced and performed at school and in
the community. 8 hours/week.
Mu Alpha Theta – Club Secretary. 11th grade, American School. Took minutes at meetings, helped
organize club fundraiser, tutored students in Algebra I. 3 hours/week.
Community Service Work: list type of work, your role, and hours per week of involvement.
Kids in Distress – Directed arts and crafts, and games with 15 children ages 3 – 6. Summer 2006. 5
hours/week.
Habitat For Humanity – Laid sod and painted house exteriors. 8 hours/week. March - May 2006.
Volunteer Broward Youth Board Member – Serve as Youth Representative on Board of Directors for non-
profit organization, lead committee to promote volunteerism. September 2006 – present. 4 hours per week,
36 weeks per year.
Volunteer Choir – Sing with the “Super Stars” at nursing homes, such as Manor Cancer Care (Plantation).
Grades 10 – current. Approx. 4 hours/week, 52 weeks/year.
Talents and Awards: list each, with description, level, and number of years of involvement.
Varsity Soccer – Most Valuable Player 2005. Highest GPA Award 2006.
Youth Volunteer of the Year Award 2006 – Broward County – 10 youth chosen from approx. 200.
First place in state in Advance Algebra. State Math Competition – April 2006.
Employment: list job(s), title(s), description(s), hours per week, and dates of employment.
Cashier, Publix Grocery – 20 hours per week (May – August 2007).
Dance Instructor – Meg Segreto Dance Studio, 5 hours/week (September – May 2006); Dance Camp
assistant manager and instructor, 15 hours/week (June – August 2007).
SAMPLE ACTIVITY LIST
I. EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL HRS PER POSITIONS/HONORS
ACTIVITIES YEARS WK/WKS
PER YR
Pre-Law Club 9,10,11 1/36 Treasurer
National Honor Society 10,11 1/36 Member
Debate Club 9,10,11 1/36 School Rep. Competition
Key Club 9,10,11 1/36 Member
Mock Trial 10,11 1/36 Member
Classical Guitar 9,10,11 1/36 Private classes
Classical Guitar 9,10 5/36 School Assembly Member
Step to Success 9 3/36 Public Speaking Program
II. HONOR AND AWARDS SCHOOL HONOR/TITLE
PRESENTED BY: YEARS
School 9,10,11 High Honor Student
County Forensic League 11 Best Speaker Debate
After School Tournament
County Courthouse 11 2nd Place Mock Trial Team Competition
Mock Trial Competition
School 9,10 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Florida Orchestra Association 9,10 Superior Guitar Award
III. COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOOL HRS PER POSITIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
YEARS WK/WKS
PER YR
Holistic Therapy Solutions 11 4 hrs. Assist autistic children in
Sunrise, Florida Hippotherapy
Debate Club 11 8 hrs. Setting up children’s event
Mock Trial 10,11 8 hrs. Challenge Air Event for
disabled children
Chris Evert Children’s Hospital 11 7 hrs. Fundraising, Charity Activity for ill
children
Hospital 10 4/30 Costumer Service Rep.
Volunteer at the Front Desk
School 10 7 hrs. Set-up Spring Fling
NITA at NOVA Law Center 10 10 hrs. Juror
Hospital 10 20 hrs. Fundraising for ill children
III. COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOOL HRS PER POSITIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
(cont’d) YEARS WK/WKS
PER YR
Museum of Discovery and Science 9 4/9 Bilingual Exhibitor
Volunteer
Young at Art Children Museum 9 8/2 Volunteer: Assist Children with Art
Work
IV. SUMMER EXPERIENCE SUMMER WEEKS DESCRIPTION
PER
SUMMER
Trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador 2005 4 Visit family and took cruise to
Galapagos Islands
2 Attended German Language School
Trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador 2004 4 Spent time with family
Traveled to the mountains
Hiked the “Chimborazo”
Attended German Language School
V. HOBBIES AND
INTERESTS
Independent Reading: History, Politics, Psychology, and Forensic Sciences
Swimming
Guitar
Movies
