<p>"No need to bring a resume." </p>
<p>My interviewer added that if I have one, I can bring one, but shouldn't put a lot of work into one if I don't. Would you bring a resume or not? </p>
<p>I've done three interviews so far. I did my past two interviews without one and felt they went really well. But I'm not sure if that's because of the lack of resume or my interview-with-a-resume was my first and I just wasn't as relaxed...</p>
<p>Yale discourages interviewers from taking your resume. Many applicants append it to their application or have the important points listed for the admissions office. Our impressions are more valuable for admissions not filtered or biased by that data. I also think that repeatedly referring to a resume interrupts the flow of conversation. I refuse them if offered but some interviewers will politely accept them. I would be surprised if Yale interviewers would ask for them. FWIW, my friends who interview for Harvard tell me that they ask for either a resume or your test scores/rank/gpa.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! No resume it is. :)</p>
<p>I’m with the group that will accept it politely if offered, but never ask for one (primarily because, as Grad/Dad said, it’s discouraged). On occasion I’ve found that the resume contained info that the student didn’t bother offering but was the sort of thing that should have been covered (e.g., an extracurricular he simply doesn’t raise). I do try to avoid looking at the scores, certainly before I otherwise formulate an opinion.</p>
<p>I’ve carried a folder to all of my interviews with a resume and transcript, but have never been asked for it. At my Yale interview in particular, we just ignored it and talked about books for almost an hour!</p>
<p>I think it helped my Yale interviewer come up with more specific questions to what I have done in high school and what I hope to do in college. In some of my previous interviews, I did not bring a resume, and some of my important activities were forgotten in the conversation. Don’t know if that made any difference but I thought about it nonetheless.</p>