<p>turtletime — this has moved to the school supplements so that the member colleges can invite (or not invite) resumes.</p>
<p>Thanks for that info!</p>
<p>Someone on here gave me good advice…widen the margins! :)</p>
<p>Adding to what connections said, my daughter’s resume is also longer than a page. (The one she used for BA schools.) Her acting resume she keeps to a page.</p>
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<p>In most LACs, men have a better shot: according to Kenyon’s figures, 41% of male applicants are admitted vs 32% of females. This is often the case since LACs strive to keep their male/female ratio as close as possible, and as we can see in Kenyon’s case, many more young women apply. </p>
<p>But even so, I’d call this institutional need for gender balance more of a tip than a hook. But we moms often feel hopeful with any plus we can find. :)</p>
<p>I would not worry overly much about resumes, either, as these are kids applying to college, not executives applying for career jobs. I suspect many schools will forgive a lengthy resume as it at least shows the student is very involved in theatre ECs, however applying to ivies is a whole other matter. I recall that one ivy (maybe Yale?) sends a student’s art supplement to their own art School to be vetted by profs there. If it is not of the highest merit, that student may actually be dinged with a negative review. So there is that. :(</p>
<p>Well, I’m officially confused now:) I guess he will just go with his gut on the resume upload. So far, most of the BA schools will let him upload a resume… except Kenyon… and if does end up going to the school to audition( Whitman, Conn Coll, Oxy, Wooster, StO), they want his resume when he comes out. So really there is only 1 school that this even matters.</p>
<p>So the next question I guess is… do you add their non-acting stuff on their theater resume for BFA’s or not? He has a few things, like Eagle Scout, Job, Volunteer stuff, etc. </p>
<p>You guys have been SO helpful you don’t even know… and sorry for the typo above…Holy Moly, not Holly Molly…LOL!!!</p>
<p>My D’s resume has theater, film, tv, training and special skills listed. Those other things you mentioned I would save for the common app…PS are you going to Oxy day on the 23rd of November?</p>
<p>No… Oxy has a theater day on December 1st, where you can audition, interview, spend the day in theater classes and workshops and then see a play that night. pm me if you want details… I think you have to call to register.</p>
<p>My D had a theatre resume for her BFA programs, and a ‘regular’ school resume for BA programs. For BA programs, she used her regular resume with a “theatre” section. If the school doesn’t have a specific place for it, the resume is easily added–there are many options and ways to do this. </p>
<p>Obviously, people have different ideas of what’s important to them. My daughters were both the sorts who did not do zillions of things, though. They stuck with a relatively few focused activities and deepened their experiences. So they wouldn’t have put very minor things because they weren’t involved in x activity for one year, y activity for another. </p>
<p>A rule of thumb is that if they have been involved in something for most of their high school career and/or if it’s important to them or defines them, they should include it. If they were in, say, the Film Club for Sophomore year, and the Latin Appreciation Club for Junior year, or were on the prom committee for three years but did very little and were in it because of their friends --don’t include stuff like that.</p>
<p>How long the resume is depends on the student. I honestly don’t think the length is important as long as it coherent and demonstrates a focus and a personality. What you don’t want is a rambling resume that goes on listing every minor toenail-picking activity since 6th grade and /or is filled with random shallow involvement in tons of activities. That’s probably what CollegeCounsNJ is talking about. </p>
<p>As I’ve said, both my D’s have had long resumes, and both have gotten into Ivy-level schools. My older D did do an arts supplement, but she also got into RISD & MICA, among other BFA art programs. She is not ‘professional’ but she was serious about her art. I hope that clarifies whether you should include the supplement. She had also written two fantasy novels, and included the first chapter in her supplement.Again, no way was she a professional–she had never been published or even won an award. But she had spent a great deal of time on these novels, many years of revisions, and she felt this was an important part of who she was. So she included it.</p>
<p>For a BA theatre program, if you are on this forum, clearly the student is interested in theatre. An arts supplement that highlights that would be valuable. It could be a monologue, it could be plays they’ve written, it could be songs they’ve written or sung, etc.</p>
<p>Acting resumes for BFA programs should be a page.</p>
<p>Can’t you snail mail admissions additional material? 5boys, have you read Cal Newport’s book How To Be a High School Superstar? The kids he talks about in the book send news clippings of mentions of their accomplishments to schools like Berkeley, Stanford and Claremont McKenna. These kids got in so these extra materials must not have turned the schools off.</p>
<p>Can’t offer advice on above cause this is my first so I don’t have the expertise that others do. But as a momma, I’m there with you. This is nervewracking… Hold on to the hope that things will work out and they will work out well. Your son’s theater resume is considerably more impressive than mine and I say that to mean a good resume and a great SAT will get your guy places. He’s got the background to have excellent auditions too. We just got some disappointing news a week ago regarding merit scholarships. After struggling with the disappointment, we realize kid still has tons of great options left. And I am confident yours kid has lots of wonderful options too!!! please feel free to stay in touch as we both go through this process :)</p>
<p>whoa, I just saw Eagle scout too. Yes, if you can add that, get it in there. I see a kid who’s smart (based on SAT), done a lot in the field they love (acting), and tons of community service. I’m sure his GPA is respectable, although not 4.0, and given all that he’s doing outside of school, that is understandable. these days, some people may be less impressed with an Eagle Scout than i consider appropriate so maybe don’t include it on all the apps but it sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders and will make wise decisions helping your son in this process. Looking forward to seeing where your kid ends up!!!</p>
<p>Don’t put “I auditioned for and was accepted to . . .”</p>
<p>Put that you attended, or will be attending, whatever. They will understand that that means you auditioned and were accepted. Don’t put something that you were accepted to but didn’t actually attend.</p>
<p>But be sure to put all awards, for example. Widen your margins, use a smaller font for the list of awards (but not for the heading!), summarize, do whatever.</p>
<p>Thanks so much ctl! I am happy to have others going through this crazy process with me. It is sure to be a roller coaster. Sorry about the merit scholarship disappointment. I am sure your S will find his place as well.</p>
<p>KEVP… thanks! Yes… he is only putting down programs he attended, not just got accepted to. What about roles he has already been cast for this year, but has the production isn’t until the end of the year?</p>
<p>List those as Upcoming:</p>
<p>My D was cast in Grease and show is in November but we will be submitting resume in October…we are listing it…</p>
<p>We put the dates of upcoming shows in parentheses following the listing, like this: (Feb. 2013). Didn’t seem to cause any harm. ;)</p>
<p>if the upcoming roles are in films (preproduction) is appropriate</p>
<p>I wonder if under awards someone has ever written upcoming Tony winner.</p>
<p>Don’t do that, of course :)</p>
<p>(Sorry, we never know who is reading this)</p>