How Exactly Do You...

<p>...make a high school r</p>

<p>this is the website I used when I applied. But I also added a section about why I chose FSU and what I wanted to get out of my experience there.
HOPE IT HELPS!</p>

<p>Sample</a> resume... Resume sample format for high school and college students.</p>

<p>D used this outline. She also found it online. There are lots of variation.</p>

<p>RESUME</p>

<p>OBJECTIVE: To attend Florida State University bla bla bla
EDUCATION/ACADEMICS:
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
PERSONAL/OUTSIDE INTERESTS:
LEADERSHIP/AWARDS
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE
EMPLOYMENT
REFERENCES/LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION</p>

<p>oh thanks so much!</p>

<p>=)</p>

<p>And in regards to the letters of recommendation, do I have my references send those separately? </p>

<p>And how many teachers or employers should I gather?</p>

<p>I know probably about 3 that would be willing, but I could get more...but I don't want to bombard FSU with recommendation letters. lol</p>

<p>When I was applying we had a rep. from FSU come to the school and speak with us and said that, actually, recommendations are accepted but do not exactly make an impact on your application. She even stated that she might not even read all of the ones she received. I didn't send any and still got accepted =] </p>

<p>So I wouldn't stress it too much, I would send only 2. It doesn't hurt to atleast send a couple but I wouldn't worry too much about them...that is unless you have heard a stressing on them for this admission for fall 09?</p>

<p>I agree with floridastatelove. I called FSU last year to find out some general information, and asked how many recommendation letters to send. The woman informed me that they wouldn't read any more than 2 letters per applicant (which seemed to be the general consensus among the schools i applied to).</p>

<p>I ended up sending 2 letters, and got in. I think whatever you're comfortable asking for will end up being appropriate :]</p>

<p>thanks so much!</p>

<p>I guess I better start getting that all together now...because I think that they start accepting everything on August 1st...or 4th...I can't remember what the Admissions Office told me.</p>

<p>Question: On the website it says they don't require letters of recommendation. Do they even read them if you send them? I know that UCF and UF don't require them, either, and the UF admin said they wouldn't read them if you sent them. Just curious before we track folks down for these if they aren't needed.</p>

<p>zebes</p>

<p>I would double check. They are required in the College of Music.</p>

<p>They are not required for a general admission application that is not Music, Dance, Film, etc. They are not even mentioned for a general admission, but they are accepted. And if you think you might be an applicant "on the fence", with maybe good grades but so-so scores, or vice-versa, you can send them. If they are not good or just OK it will be a NEGATIVE. If they are good, most all rec's are good and they may not be read or make much difference. But if you have a teacher who has had you for more than one course and really knows you/your work/your progress/your potential, or if you have a club sponsor that has seen you at work in and out of the classroom and has been impressed, or if you have a boss that would like to tell how you have worked in an area that you will be studying and somehow made a difference or showed a unique talent, I think it could help. D asked three: a teacher, a teacher that was also a leadership sponsor, and a boss. We figured if 2 got there, she was good. She asked for letters without asking what they would say, if they would be "good," etc. She just knew that these three would be great letters. We never saw them either....until later in the year when she needed letters for scholarship applications and they provided her copies. I nearly fell off my seat over one... it was genuinely that good. </p>

<p>When you ask for a letter, and especially when you ask for the Guidance Counselor letter/rec, provide a copy of the resume and even the essay. It helps.</p>

<p>I don't think she'll have a problem with admissions as she has stellar grades, course rigor, and standardized test scores. But in this day and age you never know. Since her leadership EC's are all off-campus as part of our church's youth ministry, I'll have her ask one of the ministers who's worked with her for the past few years to write a rec to make sure we cover all the bases. I like your idea, btw, of giving the GC the essay she's written. That's a good idea. The GC's want the parents to write something up about their kids ... stuff they might not know, which in my d's case would help as she has a "new to the school GC" this year. (aargh!) </p>

<p>zebes, who thought we might make it with the same GC for four years ... sigh. (and, "no," they won't let her stay with her other GC; I already asked.)</p>