<p>in the online application for the activities and awards section is it okay just to upload my entire resume, which just lists out all my activities /award in order of importance and has little description for some of the less obvious activities. or is it supposed to be more like sentences? any input would be helpful. thanks!</p>
<p>When I applied to colleges, I just made a big spreadsheet of my activities, how long I did each one, explanations of positions / awards, etc. I used that for all my applications, and it seemed to work just fine for Brown.</p>
<p>I can attach a resume as well but i was just wondering what other ways they would accept it. Since they give you a bunch of lines, would they like (maybe prefer) an essay type thing that goes a little more in depth about the activities most important to you?</p>
<p>Could you do this and then just attach a resume as well or would that be too much? Would it be better just to write an essay explaining the things on your resume? </p>
<p>Just a bit confused....</p>
<p>I wrote an essay. I like that better, just so I can explain myself
is that ok?</p>
<p>I put together a list of my activities, sports, awards, hobbies, etc. Then to the more notable things, I said "See elaboration on..." and at the end of the r</p>
<p>4 essays? You mean like short answers?</p>
<p>Like three-five short paragraph elaborations on each. They're not essays because I simply explain the nature of the activities, and I explain them because they're unusual, e.g. I took an internship in cancer research and that needs some highlight.</p>
<p>When my daughter applied, she attached a three page annotated activity/award list and the admissions office said that you could attach a resume like this instead of filling out the form in that section. She used this annotated resume for all her schools even if they had an activity chart (she filled in the charts on the schools that require you to fill those in even if attaching a resume). For Brown, it just meant leaving that part of the app empty and writing "see attached". An annotated resume allows you to very briefly explain what the activity is, your involvement, achievements or anything else that is pertinent that you wish to highlight. The little "blurbs" with each activity on the resume should only be a couple sentences. I hope this helps. My D is currently attending Brown.
Susan</p>