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How to list hobbies?

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uniquerabbit

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Hey guys, I would like to know how to list hobbies on the app. or how to gauge the importance of each one. I enjoy various activities, however, I am not exceptional or professional at either of them (haven't won competitions, awards, etc.). I know my stuff, but I am by no means professional. Here are my hobbies...

Golf
mountain climbing/bouldering
cycling
motorcycle enthusiest (I like to rebuild and ride bikes)

thats about it....

Should I just list all of them? I don't want the interview to come up and I dont want them to ask me a bunch of crazy in depth questions about this stuff. For example - I don't want to say that I love motorcycles and they throw out this question about "what compression is required to turn over a 4 cylinder blah blah blah...."

What do you guys think?
 
I wouldn't take up four separate spaces for this or else it looks like your just trying to fill up your app. I would definitely include them though, maybe under one heading like "Hobbies" and then go from there giving a brief description of each.
 
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I wouldn't take up four separate spaces for this or else it looks like your just trying to fill up your app. I would definitely include them though, maybe under one heading like "Hobbies" and then go from there giving a brief description of each.

I wonder if schools really care abt applicants trying to fill up the app? I was told from a school that I should combine 2 volunteer activities (2 different hospitals) under one entry.