For the School Activities, Elective Offices, Community Activities, School/Summer Employment, Hobbies/Special Projects, do you guys just list all of them? I know that this resume will just help the interviewer in structuring the interview and that the resume will not become part of my admissions file at Harvard, BUT I do want to give them solid information about me. Did you guys elaborate on these topics? Or, as the directions suggest, simply elaborate them during the interview?
Hm. I already had my interview and have never heard of this pre-interview resume. @gibby@carrots0066 Was it bad that I didn’t bring one to my interview?
^^ Not in the least. Some alumni interviewers ask for a resume prior to the interview and some don’t. Some alumni interviewers appreciate a resume presented at the interview itself and some don’t. Some alumni interviewers prefer to have an open-ended discussion without knowing anything about a student’s GPA, test scores, or EC’s. My suggestion: Bring a one-page resume to your interview, and ask your alumni interviewer “I brought a resume if you’d like to have it” and let your alumni interviewer guide you to what they want.
When my interviewer emailed me, I got a Pre-Interview Resume attached on the email. So I filled out the form. I also had a resume already made, so I brought that as well. Nonetheless, he seemed impressed that I took the initiative (at least that is how I felt when I had my interview today) to give him a little bit of extra information! I also made sure that the font was double-spaced so that the resume was neat, instead of having it all together, so it ended up being 2 pages. I /hope/ that was okay!
No need for stress on this. carrots0066 sounds like things went fine for you, so good luck.
Overall, for others, I would think something simple would be good in this context, so that the interviewer can kind of glance at it. Rather than a lot of detail. My kid didn’t bring anything because no one asked. The interview was a wide-ranging conversation. I would think a discussion of activities could be kind of deadly honestly : )
To anyone doing an interview, remember you are also interviewing the school so make sure it is a fit.
I also made sure that the font was double-spaced so that the resume was neat, instead of having it all together, so it ended up being 2 pages. I /hope/ that was okay!