<p>Just wondering what, if any, your resume looks like and how brief you keep it to accompany your application.</p>
<p>Also, any creative ways of standing out that you have found?</p>
<p>The best advice that I can give is that if you want the admission rep to actually look at it, make it clear and to the point. </p>
<p>Personally, I wouldn't do more than one page, but others here have done up to three. At what point does it become pretentious or redundant? Let's say that you volunteered at your local library for three years. To list your duties "shelving, checking out books, assisting customers" is probably unnecessary (duh, what else would you do if you volunteered at the library?) BUT, if you developed a reading program for the hispanic community while you were there, THAT should be noted. If you were on the tennis team for two years, it wouldn't be necessary to list your stats (games won, whatever), but if you were planning on PLAYING for the college, then you might want to list those things. </p>
<p>I would also stick with a business-like presentation. The only exception to that might be if you wanted to major in interior design, art, music, etc....</p>
<p>i've seen my brother's from three years ago..</p>
<p>his resume was just a list with about 8 words describing each of the topics on the list..</p>
<p>very simple... one page i think</p>
<p>^ I guess I'm just having difficulty composing the resume, since online resume builders are specifically for careers/jobs...anyone know a good site online that helps with this?</p>
<p>_thanks</p>
<p>Hey, can I make a suggestion for it? Well...I'll take that as a yes. </p>
<p>Use a table on MS word for each of the following: Academic Honors/Awards, Extra Curriculars, Work Experience, and Hobbies/Interests. </p>
<p>In each of the first three tables, have three columns: 1. Title of category, 2. Year(s), 3. Details. </p>
<p>For the fourth, I would have two columns: 1. Hobbies/Interests, 2. Details. </p>
<p>Fill out each column, and voila, a simple resume.</p>
<p>hey plundertime tahts a gr8 idea. but how bout this format? what do yall think of it?
<a href="http://www.writinghelp-central.com/resume-sample1.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.writinghelp-central.com/resume-sample1.html</a>
plz tell me..</p>
<p>This is an excellent thread, and kind of like my question. Plundertime, your suggestion is exactly how I did my resume - in table format, with all the columns, including Hrs.per Wk/Wk.per Year. Only problem is that it's three pages. But hey! It's organized and well spaced. Pleasant to look at! But yes, I think I shall keep this format.
Refer to my thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=218247%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=218247</a></p>
<p>i wish there was a certain standardized format for resumes..</p>
<p>team awards, not individual ones, in things like science olympiad can be put in the awards section, right? even if there are 15 members in a team?</p>
<p>yep. Just make sure you indicate that it was to the team/club</p>
<p>iamdangermouse- i guess the link i posted is a standardized format...</p>
<p>is it ok to leave some of the "details" blank? because you can write things like, "organize school activities" if you're the president, but that's really general and self-explanatory sometimes.</p>
<p>yea "organize school activities" can be too general, because presidents do that anyway. But if you did something spectacular, then include it</p>