Harvard Pre-Interview Resume

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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Can someone explain how I should answer these?

1.ELECTED OFFICES (I didn’t get elected to student government or class officers but should I put my position in the clubs which I was elected?)

2.COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: (should I just list the community activities that I am involved in for this one or should I describe and make it long?)

  1. ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES: (does being on the dance team count for this?)
  2. SCHOOL OR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT: (I'm not sure about this one. Is it talking about employment during school and during summer? If so, does it have to be something that's paid? I am teaching dance because I have gotten a license for it.)
  3. HOBBIES OR SPECIAL PROJECTS: (special projects as in something I've done outside of school? like on my own without any organization such as a club?)
  4. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: (should I put the clubs in this section or in community activities?)
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  • yes
  • if it's a type of resume, keep it short
  • yes
  • any paid employment, definitely. You COULD put the dance teaching here if you want and say that it's pro bono, but you could also put it with#2 or #5. No school is going to ding you for not working a paid job if you have enough other stuff going on in your life
  • Anything outside of school (the getting the license and teaching dance for free would be a good one for this section) and any other hobbies/activities that you do that helps paint a picture of an interesting person
  • Any clubs that are associated with your school should go here (#1 is just to mention elected positions that you hold with any clubs, school or non-school affiliated).
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    Don’t overthink this and don’t stress about it. Organize your info any way you want. Sometimes interviewers don’t even look at it.

    Remember you are finding a school that fits you not fitting yourself to a school. Make sure that you are interviewing Harvard as well as the other way around and ask questions accordingly.