<p>Hey Everyone,</p>
<p>I have a question about my activities resume. I am wondering about the tenses, for some of my ECs I wrote a description, and for activities which I am still involved in should I use the present tense?</p>
<p>For example, If I am still involved in an activity should I write</p>
<p>So and So Club or should it be.. So and So Club
MEET with teachers to... MET with teachers to...</p>
<p>Also the activities I have already done in the past will be in past tense. Is it okay to have both past and present tense in an activities resume? </p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Don’t sweat it, collegesearch!</p>
<p>Switching from past to present to highlight current and past activities should be fine, although I don’t think they will ding you for incorrect usage of tenses. Honestly. :)</p>
<p>Just wondering: how are you formatting your activities resume? I found a sample online, but I’m not sure if it’s legit.</p>
<p>Do you think it would be better to use full sentences for the descriptions?</p>
<p>I’m formatting mine by placing name, address, phone # at the top as sort of a header. Then I’m making categories such as education, awards and honors, activities, work experience, and placing the appropriate things in each category.</p>
<p>This is pretty similar to what mine looks like kirkwoodschools.org/khs/upload/Resume.doc although I made mine look a little more professional. </p>
<p>Hope this helps! :)</p>
<p>Ohh gotcha, thanks!</p>
<p>I used phrases instead of sentences because I got tired of writing “I established XYZ club, where I was responsible for organizing ABC” for most of my activities. So instead I have a variation of ‘Position (9, 10, 11, 12) - Description of club -My responsibilities and contributions.’</p>
<p>Thanks for providing the link! Instead of Work Exp, Education, Activities, etc for categories though, I grouped my stuff by the topic (Business, Journalism, Music, etc) so my focus areas would be more obvious to the reader.</p>
<p>No problem. </p>
<p>That seems like a good idea. I guess as long as its organized and looks neat, it’s fine!</p>