One of the most important parts of a college application is a student’s list of “extracurricular activities.” A student might be a member of a sports team, spend time tutoring younger children or taking part in a school’s theater program or singing group. Some students might do all of those things. Usually at this time, American high school students are finishing their college applications. They are also visiting universities and taking admissions tests like the SAT. But this is not “most years.” Since most people are not traveling, students are taking video campus tours. Universities that used to talk to possible students in person are doing so by video call, instead. Along with written applications, universities are asking students to send video introductions. Some schools asked students to write about how the pandemic changed their lives.
Title: Applying for College Admission Has Changed
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Applying for College Admission Has Changed' data-article-id='5459'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9333'>One of the most important parts of a college application is a student’s list of “extracurricular activities.”</span> <span data-start-time='9333' data-end-time='23146'>A student might be a member of a sports team, spend time tutoring younger children or taking part in a school’s theater program or singing group.</span> <span data-start-time='23146' data-end-time='26938'>Some students might do all of those things.</span> <span data-start-time='26938' data-end-time='35979'>Usually at this time, American high school students are finishing their college applications.</span> <span data-start-time='35979' data-end-time='43458'>They are also visiting universities and taking admissions tests like the SAT.</span> <span data-start-time='43458' data-end-time='46958'>But this is not “most years.”</span> <span data-start-time='46958' data-end-time='54208'>Since most people are not traveling, students are taking video campus tours.</span> <span data-start-time='54208' data-end-time='63583'>Universities that used to talk to possible students in person are doing so by video call, instead.</span> <span data-start-time='63583' data-end-time='72167'>Along with written applications, universities are asking students to send video introductions.</span> <span data-start-time='72167' data-end-time='79333'>Some schools asked students to write about how the pandemic changed their lives.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16947 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/what_does_extracurricular_mean.wav'>What does extracurricular mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='activities that are additional to regular school or work duties'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/homework.wav'><span>homework</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/activities_that_are_additional_to_regular_school_or_work_duties.wav'><span>activities that are additional to regular school or work duties</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/responsibilities_connected_to_regular_school_work.wav'><span>responsibilities connected to regular school work</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/writing_a_term_paper_on_sports.wav'><span>writing a term paper on sports</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16948 data-hint-location='54208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/instead_of_inperson_meetings_how_are_students_meeting_with_college_admissions_offices.wav'>Instead of in-person meetings, how are students meeting with college admissions offices?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='by video call'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/in_a_local_park.wav'><span>in a local park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/in_the_school_gym.wav'><span>in the school gym</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/by_video_call.wav'><span>by video call</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/in_large_offices.wav'><span>in large offices</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16949 data-hint-location='9333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/an_example_of_an_extracurricular_activity_is__blank_.wav'>An example of an extracurricular activity is <span class='blank'>participating in a singing group after school</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='participating in a singing group after school'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/doing_homework.wav'><span>doing homework</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/participating_in_a_singing_group_after_school.wav'><span>participating in a singing group after school</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/taking_a_test.wav'><span>taking a test</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4935/riding_a_bus.wav'><span>riding a bus</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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