Week 1: The Brag Sheet
Week 1: The Brag Sheet
For LCS 12th Grade Students & Families
Helping your senior stay on track for college applications and scholarships.
🎯 Our Goal:
Have senior college applications ready for submission by November 1, 2026.
This Week in LEAP
This past week, students in our Monday and Tuesday LEAP College Prep class worked on completing a Brag Sheet.
If your senior is not enrolled in the LEAP College Prep class, this weekly guide will help you complete many of the same college-preparation activities together at home.
This week's focus:
✅ Complete the Brag Sheet
✅ Strengthen activity descriptions
✅ Understand what goes into a college application
✅ Identify what your senior still needs to complete
What Is a Brag Sheet?
A Brag Sheet is a document that helps students organize information about their accomplishments, activities, leadership, service, academics, strengths, college goals, and career goals.
Despite the name, it isn't about bragging.
One of its most important purposes is helping teachers, counselors, coaches, mentors, pastors, employers, and other adults write stronger letters of recommendation.
The Brag Sheet gives a recommender more than:
“This student is hardworking.”
It gives them examples that help explain how the student has demonstrated hard work, leadership, service, character, and responsibility.
📥 This Week's Student Resource
LCS Brag Sheet Template
Use this template to help your senior organize accomplishments, activities, leadership, service, goals, and other information that may be useful for college applications, scholarships, and recommendation letters.
Click Here to View the Example with the explanation
Click Here To Download The Brag Sheet
How to Make Your Own Copy
The LCS Brag Sheet is a master template. Please do not request editing access to the original.
Click the button above.
When the Google Doc opens, click File.
Click Make a copy.
Rename it with your student’s name, for example:
Jordan Smith – LCS Brag SheetSave it to your Google Drive.
Complete and edit your own copy.
If you see “View Only,” that is okay. You do not need permission to edit the original. Just use File → Make a copy.
Don't Just List Activities — Show the Impact
One of the most important things students can learn is how to describe what they have done in a meaningful way.
The Brag Sheet asks students to explain the impact they made through school activities, community activities, and honors.
Instead of only writing what they participated in, students should try to explain:
What did I do?
How often did I do it?
How many people did I help?
What difference did I make?
Weak vs. Strong Examples
❌ Instead of:
“I volunteered at a food bank.”
✅ Try:
“Volunteered twice a month at a local food bank, helping prepare and distribute groceries for approximately 50 families during each shift.”
❌ Instead of:
“I tutored younger students.”
✅ Try:
“Tutored three elementary students in math for one hour each week throughout the school year.”
❌ Instead of:
“I helped with church events.”
✅ Try:
“Helped organize four church community events serving more than 100 children and families through setup, registration, food distribution, and cleanup.”
❌ Instead of:
“I was in Student Council.”
✅ Try:
“Served on Student Council for two years and helped plan five school events attended by more than 150 students.”
💬 Questions Parents Can Ask
Parents can help students remember important details by asking:
How many people did you help?
How many hours did you volunteer?
How often did you participate?
How many months or years were you involved?
Did you organize or lead anything?
Did you raise money or collect donations?
Did you supervise or help other students?
What problem did you help solve?
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
What changed because you were involved?
The goal is to move from:
“What did you do?”
to:
“What difference did you make?”
Keep It Honest
Students should never make up numbers or exaggerate their experiences.
If the exact number is unknown, honest estimates are fine, such as:
Approximately 50 families
More than 100 attendees
About three hours per week
Twice a month
✅ By Sunday Night
Your senior should have:
completed or nearly completed the Brag Sheet
added activities and community service
included leadership and awards
listed college and career goals
added measurable impact wherever possible
saved a copy in Google Drive
This should be a living document. Students can continue updating it throughout senior year.
Coming Next
Week 2: What's Actually in a College Application?
Next, we will break down all the pieces that may be required before an application is truly complete.
