{"id":"study-activity-descriptions-impact-check","audience":"high-school","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"examples","track":"study","title":"Check your college activity descriptions for impact","free":false,"task":"Your counselor says strong activity descriptions show specific impact with a number. Get exactly 4 numbered lines, one per activity description, each labeled exactly Strong or Weak by her guide, with a reason under 10 words, plain text. Don't rewrite any description or suggest new wording.","materialLabel":"Your activity descriptions and counselor guide (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"COLLEGE APPS - Activities section draft (150 characters each)\n\nMY DESCRIPTIONS:\n(A) Robotics Club: Member of the robotics club. Went to meetings and helped out.\n(B) Food Pantry Volunteer: Organized weekly donation drives; collected 1,200 lbs of food for 85 families over two years.\n(C) Varsity Soccer: Played on the team. Learned teamwork and dedication.\n(D) Library Tutor: Tutored 6 middle schoolers in reading each week; 5 moved up a reading level by spring.\n\nCOUNSELOR GUIDE (Ms. Park):\n- Strong: starts with an action verb AND shows specific impact (a number, a result, who benefited).\n- Weak: describes membership or vague qualities (\"helped out,\" \"learned teamwork\") with no specific impact.\n- \"Don't let anyone (or any app) write these for you. Admissions officers can tell.\"\n\nCommon App opens Aug 1. Meeting with Ms. Park next Tuesday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":65},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking to make them better","why":"The AI rewrites every description, and admissions officers can spot AI phrasing.","fix":"Say: \"Don't rewrite. Just label each one.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not giving exact labels","why":"Without fixed labels, the AI gives soft feedback on every line.","fix":"Say: \"Label each exactly Strong or Weak.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not naming the standard","why":"The AI may call 'learned teamwork' strong because it sounds nice.","fix":"Add: \"Use Ms. Park's guide.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not saying how many lines","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more lines than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each reason: \"under 8 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["strong.{0,15}weak","label"]},{"label":"Uses the counselor's guide","patterns":["guide","park","counselor"]},{"label":"Says not to rewrite it","patterns":["(don't|do not|no|never|not).{0,20}(rewrite|rewritten|replacement|re-?write|write it for)","keep.{0,20}(my|own) words"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,25}line"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Your counselor's guide already defines strong. Give the AI the two labels, the guide, and tell it not to write your activities for you.","rubricLabels":["Each line uses exactly one label, Strong or Weak, for A to D in order","The labels match the guide: A Weak, B Strong, C Weak, D Strong","Gives no rewritten descriptions, suggested verbs or new wording"]}