<p>My son just got hired as a physics tutor at the local state univ. and began tutoring this week. He already sent a resume to two schools. How should he add this new info? One is a Common App. school. Should he just try to cram it in there somehow and not worry about the non Common App. school? How do students give additional info to schools after they've applied?</p>
<p>Thank-you!</p>
<p>Take a breath. Go for a walk. You adore your kid – but, sorry, tutoring at the local college is not the same as winning the Intel science search. </p>
<p>Why, on earth, is he sending resumes? College admissions officers want to see their application forms (common ap or other) and they tend to really, really hate misc. “stuff” showing up to clutter their office. They tend to toss resumes into the trash (unless this was specifically requested by the college). </p>
<p>I’m being a bit of a grump here – maybe its because yet another proud parent followed me around the room recently, certain that I had to want to hear every detail of their kid’s recent life. </p>
<p>It is high time to do an objective analysis of how your kid matches up with the typical applicant pool for those two colleges. (See NAviance if your high school has it or go to College Search on the College Board site). See how well GPA and SAT matches up with the college’s past intake (very easy to do). </p>
<p>It is a long time between now and those Accepted letters being mailed out. If your student is a strong match for those two colleges, then I’d have him wait until mid December and mail in a happy letter to Admissions that details all the special fall details (there may be more than the tutoring job by December). </p>
<p>If the kid is a long shot for the college of his dreams, it might be more powerful for his high school counselor to send along a note in December/January. But, keep in mind, that you can be one really, really obnoxious parent if you go around browbeating student or counselor for this extra. </p>
<p>Hug your guy and tell him how delighted you are with his new job. And read up on “What makes Admissions officers crazy” at the library and online so you don’t screw up your kid’s chances with too much enthusiasm. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi Oly,</p>
<p>Whooo-hheeee-whooo-hhheee. Ok, that was me breathing deeply. :-)</p>
<p>This school asked for a resume for a scholarship and the date is before Nov. 1; thus, the resume. :-)</p>
<p>Definitely not Intel but tutoring is a big part of who my son is; earning money is important and helping others is important. Can’t hug him right now as he’s getting on a plane bound for MIT but I’ll do it when he gets back. :-)</p>
<p>Thanks for the reminder on what drives admissions crazy. As a homeschooler, he’s expected to give more info than school kids-it’s just the reality of the thing.</p>