By strategically using this section of the platform you will:
Save time by having a well documented extracurricular activities section in Cialfo. Summer programs, scholarships, jobs, and or college all want to know how you spend your time and what you care about.
Provide a teacher or counselor at your school the information they need to write the best recommendation possible. By keeping this section up to date, you can provide essential and specific information for your recommenders.
Make it a habit to list your activities, awards, and other involvements in Cialfo. It can be easy to forget noteworthy events from 9th and 10th grade if you wait until the fall of 12th grade to make a list.
Cialfo has a Resume function that will take what you add here and information from other sections to generate a downloadable document.
Getting started
On Home Page, click on your profile picture at the top right corner and click on Profile
2. Scroll down to the bottom and navigate to the 'Extra-curricular activities' section. To add new Extra-curricular activity, click on '+Add'. You can add either through the '+Add' button near the Extra-curricular activities section or from the box as shown in the screenshot.
Fill in the details of your involvement-
1.Select the Activity type *
2.Activity Name *
3.Position *
4.Grades where you actively participated
5.Hours per Week *
6.Hours per Week *
7.Have you held any leadership position? *
8.Participation Details
9.Attachment (To upload documents, images or recordings)
10.Tick a box, only if the below conditions are applicable-
Yes, this activity had a direct impact on society
Yes, I initiated this activity
(Note-Fields with a red asterisk are required)
When you are finished filling in the details, click on 'Save' at the bottom of the page.
Nice work! You've mastered adding extra-curricular activities.
Edit and Delete Options
To edit the details of an extracurricular activities, click on 'Edit'. Always remember to save your changes. To remove an extracurricular activity, click 'Delete'.
Remember, quality and quantity both matter! The number of entries will depend on Leadership and longterm involvement both send a strong message to the reader.
If you do not know what to add here or you have not engaged in any extra-curricular activities, we suggest scheduling an appointment to meet with your counselor.
Your counselor can help you discover ways to get involved or help you identify what you are already doing that can be added here.
How to troubleshooting Missing Attachments in student's extracurricular section?
In some cases, attachments or certificates uploaded to a student's activities section disappear or are no longer visible.
Counselors and students may occasionally find that files previously uploaded to the 'Extracurricular activities' section of a student's profile are no longer visible.
For example - If the activity entry that the attachment was associated with was removed, the attachment is also removed.
Navigate to the student's profile and open the 'Extra-curricular - Activity' section.
Check whether the activity entry itself is still present, if the entry was deleted, the attachment is gone too.
Try refreshing the page or accessing the student's profile from a different browser.
How to Request Recovery
If you have confirmed the activity entry exists but the attachment is missing, contact Cialfo Support via Chat with Cialfo. Provide the team with the student's full name and email address, school name, name of the activity and an approximate date when the attachments were uploaded to help the team investigate.
The support team will escalate to engineering to check whether the attachment data can be recovered from the backend.
Best Practice - We recommend that students or the counselors download copies of important documents (such as certificates and awards) after uploading them to Cialfo. This ensures they have a backup in case of any platform-side issues.
Need More Help ?
Our Client Support team is available via Live Chat 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday, so you can get help anytime during the work week through Chat with Cialfo.
If you’re unable to find a solution in our help articles or need further assistance, you can contact the Cialfo Support team via Live Chat or email us at [email protected].