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#17 How An Extracurricular Expert Evaluates Student Activities

Update: 2021-10-16
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College Tips - How An Extracurricular Expert Evaluates Student Activities Ft. Tressa Thomas, Crimson Education Head of ECLs

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When it comes to getting into top colleges, it's usually the extracurriculars and essays that help admission officers determine who will thrive on campus.

But not all extracurriculars are of equal value!

In this episode of College Tips, Crimson Education's Head of Extracurriculars, Tressa, breaks down how Crimson evaluates a student's activity list, the unusual extracurriculars that admission officers value and how an analogy helps heaps of Tressa's students make a start on big projects.

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#17 How An Extracurricular Expert Evaluates Student Activities

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