College Resume

Parents Forum
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<p>Hi, my daughter is applying to school this fall, and I just have a question regarding the "attaching a resume" on the common application
What do they mean?
Does that mean stating more in detail what was already written in the activities section? Or adding say, adding more info to existing extracurriculars like more positions, awards etc. Also, what's the format? How do most of you guys write it out as?</p>

<p>For instance,</p>

<p>Activities: Junior states of America
Positions held: etc
etc
etc</p>

<p>list goes on</p>

<ul>
<li>miscellaneous stuff like summer EPGY, girls state blah blah?</li>
</ul>

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<p>My daughter HS required every student to do a resume. It has Education (GPA, courses), Work Experience, EC, Awards. Very similar to our work resume. Ask your daughter's GC for the best format. My daughter brought her resume to all of her interviews. It was kind of funny because whenever she pulled out a resume, the interviewer would say, "oh, you must be from ___ school."</p>

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<p>does she attach this to her common application as well?</p>

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<p>Yes, she did. Her main EC was ballet. It listed all the special programs she participated in and awards she won.</p>

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<p>The resume is a good opportunity to put ECs, service, and awards in perspective, not simply to restate what is easily found elsewhere in the app. Most apps ask for the name of an activity, number of hours per week, etc. The resume can provide important details (just as a good professional resume does). Like oldfort's d, my youngest d's primary activity was ballet. Several of her performances were for original programs that are understood to be a big deal around here but haven't been heard of elsewhere - specifically a children's holiday ballet with an educational focus that is performed for more than 10,000 school kids annually (and has been for almost 3 decades - not by the same dancers, of course :)). My d added a brief description of the program, which was more informative than "Name of performance, year, hours" would have been. </p>

<p>If your child receives an important local award, a few words of explanation can help the reader see the recognition in its proper light. Writing the resume is a great exercise for a hs senior or junior - they may need more time to refine it than they think. My d thought it would be the easiest part of the application process, but it took her several tries to create a good one. Of course, it's important to keep it to one page.</p>