EA people, did you send resumes?

<p>Stanford specifically states not to send it, yet online common app even provides space for you to put resume material. So whats the deal with Upenn? if you sent one, how was your decision result?</p>

<p>I sent an activities resume, but I was deferred. I don't think the resume had anything to do with their decision. I'm thinking deferred b/c I only took one AP last year and this year I'm taking 6, so they wanna see if I'm a good student or a stupid one trying to act smart. Also, I have a low Math SAT II, so I'm gunan redo that.</p>

<p>I sent a resume. I think you should if you do things that don't show up on the application. Also, it's a nice way to have things organized.</p>

<p>I sent one (separately in the US mail from my online app) and got in ED.</p>

<p>I sent one with my app and I really think it was a factor that helped me get deferred instead of rejected because it described my activities in detail, some of which they would of had no idea what they were if I didn't explain</p>

<p>No resume from Wild Child.</p>

<p>I sent one and I was accepted.</p>

<p>i sent an activities one bc my activities didnt all fit in the space provided....got in</p>

<p>Should you repeat things that you put on the app on your resume? Or just include things that didn't fit??</p>

<p>I would repeat and explain in further detail</p>

<p>Mine repeated and I explained anything that was specific to my school or area. Normal things like track don't need too much explaination but if you won a certain award, you might want to put down the criteria for the award to show why you earned it. I had to do that because the only ranking my school has is done in 11th grade when the top 8 people are in the graduation. I definitely had to explain it. The term "cord bearer" probably wouldn't have meant anything to them at all. And from the posts I'm seeing here, it seems that sending a resume and getting accepted may be somewhat connected.</p>

<p>Excellent... anything to raise my chance even the slightest bit :-) Did you guys include academic info on your resume as well like SAT scores, AP classes, class rank, etc?</p>

<p>Re en Kam, what did you think the greatest strength in your application was (including implicit things like location, race, etc.)? Can you briefly list your major ECs and awards?</p>

<p>no, don't include anything already on the app unless you are describing it further, thats what I think</p>

<p>I didn't send a resume under the assumption that the admissions officers wouldn't really feel like reading it in addition to all of the regular application materials, given that I was but one face among over 4,100. Because of this I was forced to omit a few major awards and honors. After I submitted my application, I had second thoughts: Perhaps a resume may have served my application well not only because of the omissions that I was forced to make, but also because many of my awards were extremely vague (read: incomprehensible without an accompanying explanation). So yeah, I was a bit bothered by not sending in a resume, but I got in nevertheless.</p>

<p>It is my opinion that a resume is only necessary if the details you will include on that resume truly make or break the character that you present to the admissions officers. Apparently, including a resume for "clarification purposes" would make little or no difference unless it is necessary to clarify your most important activities/awards.</p>

<p>Hypothetical situation: If you've already included that you "cured cancer" and "ended world hunger" on your application, then why bother including "Honor Roll" and "National Merit Finalist" on a separate resume? I would thus only include a resume if one is necessary for you to convey/clarify your most crucial credentials.</p>

<p>Hope this made sense; I'm a bit tired at the moment.</p>

<p>hmm ya, clarifying credentials is something that i really think i messed up on my stanford app... i didn't exactly clarify the scope of my organzation.. hope they don't just smoosh it aside as just some club. unless my recs clarified... but i somehow doubt that</p>

<p>I didn't send a resume, but I guess the space they provided was pretty much enough to fit my major ECs and awards...haha..now that I think about it I probably don't have as many as a lot of other people...still got in though. I'd say do it if its necessary to portray something...but if its not adding much and your just listing some senseless crap or minor clubs you only did for a year or minor awards its not worth it. But if you do..makes sure you still list stuff on the app itsself cause it specifically states not to replace those sections with a resume.</p>

<p>I didn't send one in...their space was more than enough for me to include my REAL, MEANINGFUL extracurriculars. I got in.</p>

<p>Krabble88: For awards and honors I have the basic NHS, French NHS, Spanish NHS. I was ranked top 8 in my class in 11th grade. My school doesn't rank beyond that. I've gotten merit awards in Spanish and French and I've participated in leadership conferences. I'm also certified by Microsoft in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (not that they really help with anything)</p>

<p>My ECs mostly concern writing and journalism. I've been an editor in the yearbook since 8th grade and I'm Executive editor this year and I'm editor of the entertainment section of the newspaper. I do track, world affairs, and i started a literary magazine. When you look at the list here it's obviously not much but I go to a very small school and when it comes to ECs, my only other choices would be sports.</p>

<p>I think that major strength of my application would be my schedule. I skipped a level of French going from I in 9th grade to III in 10th. I'm in the accelerated math and science program and I took both AP bio and physics junior year. The AP bio was taken online (I got a 4 on the AP exam and a 730 SATII which is probably pretty good for taking it online). I also had AP His in 11th, but not AP Eng because of scheduling. I also did 3 other courses online junior year. This year I have AP Eng and AP Chem (online) and I'm doing independent study in Spanish because Honors French V and Honors Spanish V are the same period. The only higher level class I haven't taken when possible at my school was the AP physics. I'm pretty sure that it was my schedule that got me in since there's a lot of independent work.</p>

<p>I've also written three novels and mentioned them in one of my essays. I'm sure that didn't hurt my chances.</p>

<p>Not too much Re en Kam??...your ECs sound more impressive then mine...lol..but I guess mine were mostly focused around tennis and some other cool stuff...i worked for my dad in his electronics repair shop..that must've helped for SEAS</p>

<p>How many classes are most of you allowed to take in school. Cause I've heard a lot of people mentioning they did independent work to do this and that and I feel like I did a lot of in school..when you take out lunch and PE/health i can take 7 classes...how bout other people??</p>