AI-powered activity descriptions
Activity Studio can now help you write tight, specific activity descriptions that fit the Common App character limit and actually communicate what you did.
By Thiago Cavalcanti
The Common App gives you 150 characters to describe each activity. That's about one sentence. Most students either waste characters on generic descriptions ("Helped organize events for the club") or cram too much in and end up with something unreadable.
How the AI assist works
When you add an activity in Activity Studio, you can write a longer description of what you did. The AI reads your description, identifies the most impactful details, and generates a 150-character version that leads with specifics. "Organized" becomes "Led 12-member team to plan 3 campus events reaching 400+ students." Same activity, much stronger description.
You always have final edit control. The AI suggests, you decide. The suggestions are tuned to the Common App's 150-character format and what makes a description concrete, so the output tends to emphasize measurable impact, leadership scope, and specific outcomes. The things admissions officers actually look for when scanning your activity list.