High School Cracks Down on Resume Padding

<p>^ FYI Clubs can take place outside of a classroom or a building…</p>

<p>In response to this article:</p>

<p>Finally. Throughout this year of high school, since I got in early at my first choice college and deferred at a very good college, a great deal of students ask me to review their resumes (primarily for editing purposes). Though I participate with these students to “help them out,” I become extremely frustrated when I see that some students not only state that they are in clubs that they rarely-never participate in, but include organizations that do not exist within the school system at all. Every time I confront these students about their dishonesty, they reply to the latter with “How are they going to find out that we don’t have a Crew Team,” or any other chemerical organization… Sad, right?</p>

<p>The point system will override this dishonesty and instill a sense of responsibility and commitment within the students who participate in these clubs. Although the point system, to college resume “padders,” may seem like a labor-instensive and annoying way to gain brownie points for colleges, I feel that, to many, it would be a beneficial experience. Once students give these clubs a chance, they may actually gain something from the experience beyond a colorful point on their resumes.</p>