Does Yale even look at your resume?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>@firefly90 what specifically did they contact you to talk about? Do you have special circumstances? Like, are you an international student or something?</p>

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<p>Yup, I’m an int’l, and I take 2 gap years. My RO emailed to ask for details of my activities after graduation.</p>

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<p>Ohh, so normally, the regional officer won’t contact you?</p>

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<p>Yup, I suppose</p>

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<p>I mean, would it be weird to contact the regional officer? You said that y’all talked extensively after he contacted you about your resume. Did you feel like it helped your application at all?</p>

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<p>It definitely helped my application!</p>

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<p>Yes it would be weird to contact your regional officer, unless you have a concrete reason for doing so. If you’re just doing it to say hi, just don’t. </p>

<p>Also, for heaven’s sake don’t attach a resume unless you have activities that REALLY require explanation – major research projects or a gap year. There is no need to list every single award you’ve ever won – I was very involved, and very successful, in debate in high school, and I left off all but my highest state and national level awards. Don’t list them all; it’s really not necessary.</p>

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<p>Would you just use the resume to list awards and such? I mean, it’d seem weird (I think) to cross-list stuff you’ve already filled in from the App.</p>

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<p>agreed with the 1 page thing. Also, you need to learn about how to make a resume in the first place. If you do already, then great, but here are the rules just in case:

  1. no black borders; I prefer golden borders
  2. Readable font size
  3. Use 2 distinct colors for the text (optional; I would keep them black).
  4. Don’t print in white white paper (printer paper is bad). Use an off-white but still
    professional material.
  5. If you end up sending this thing online (which most ppl do), make a background off-white but still light enough for a person to be able to read the text</p>
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<p>You don’t need a professional-style resume for college applications. You’re not applying at Goldman Sachs and the color of the document really won’t matter to busy busy readers.</p>