When it says
"Tell us a little bit about yourself outside of class"
on a college form, what exactly do they want to know?
How does one answer this question?

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dithyrambic does not:
have a husband
have a child
fight over ice cream
care that you dont know who she is.

Well. I'm British so I dunno how you do your 'college' applications...

But on our UCAS forms, we had to put similar stuff. I rambled on about:

* extra reading I'd done
* voluntary work
* work experience
* stuff I've done for pressure groups (but I was applying for a Politics degree)
* canvassing I've done at election-time (" " " " " " " ")
* memberships of clubs/societies at school and college (I embellished hugely here, obviously!)
etc etc etc. I didn't mention that I'm a binge drinker, my attendance in college averaged 5%, I watch more junk TV than I read political philosophy etc

Basically, it's not what you're really like outside the classroom. My sister was doing her draft UCAS form and she put all this rubbish about how she's a part-time waitress and she likes listening to music The admissions tutors don't care about anything like this. But you should put down hobbies (even if they're totally irrelevant to your degree) if you were serious about them and if you achieved something - if you play sport at a competitive level for your school/town/etc or if you play in an orchestra or something like that, because this shows you manage your time effectively, you've got motivation, you aren't just good at one thing etc.

The thing is, I've already been accepted so I feel very little motivation to actually try on this form. It is only for my student adviser or whatever.
That's one thing too, they spelled adviser wrong on the form.

"What do you believe it is important for your academic advisor [sic] to know about you in order for him or her to be of most assistance to you?"

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dithyrambic does not:
have a husband
have a child
fight over ice cream
care that you dont know who she is.

Oh, right! Fuck it then - be honest. I thought it was for the form, y'know, begging them to let you in! No point making them think you're some geeky little Einstein-type and then you roll up an actual, real person with social capabilities etc hehe. This is the form I would have used to 'fess up my penchant for heavy drinking, my bad attendance to classes and the art of verbal diahhroea I've perfected to get through exams

You can say what you like...whatever your tutor is going to need to know to help you. You don't need to try and impress anymore. Well done on getting in!

Is this an academic advisor? Or a student advisor? Residence advisor? In what context did it arrive? I mean, do you have an advisor already picked for you or is that still being worked out? It might be so they can pair you up with someone suitable. Put some effort into it. A few paragraphs isn't any effort at all. And besides, all they really want to know is about your personality. What grades you get or what you want to major in says nothing about you, honestly.

there isn't room to write a few paragraphs. Two or three sentences maybe, which makes it that much harder.
I already have an academic advisor I think, so that's not it. I think it is like a counselor type person... I mean, i know it's an advisor of some kind but I am already paired up with one of the professor under my major for advice in that area.
I don't know what they want to know about me (?) Like... I mean .. do I tell them i'm crazy? Or like, I don't know even generally what they would like to know.

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dithyrambic does not:
have a husband
have a child
fight over ice cream
care that you dont know who she is.

Just write what you like to do. Whatever you do when you're not in school. Do you read, write, play sports, volunteer, etc? That kind of thing. It's not that hard and they'll like you better if you cooperate.