A lot of college essay prompts ask you to elaborate about one of your activities. When you answer a prompt like that, don’t just share what an admissions officer already knows—that football is hard, that community service feels good when you help others, or that being on the student government requires leadership skills.
Instead, treat that question as if it actually reads, “What is something interesting, unusual, or personally meaningful about one of your activities, something we wouldn’t already know?"