<p>Great idea for a thread, tokenadult, as always. =)</p>
<p>This is what I like to see:
-title -- in the title of the thread, don't put the hackneyed "chance me!" or any other sort of gimmick. Try to put some the schools you're applying to. Group them if you have to. Example: "UCB, UCLA, UCD, UCI" or "HYPS + NU" or "CUNY, SUNY" or something that tells the reader which schools you're generally applying to. If they can't fit or be grouped, put your top choices.</p>
<p>-colleges you're applying to -- they need to be first. Also, don't post chances threads until you've narrowed it down to at most 10. If you want to "test the waters," don't waste people's time and put US News 1-30.</p>
<p>-Unweighted GPA (4-point scale)</p>
<p>-Weighted GPA (5-point scale) -- don't use your school's weighting system</p>
<p>-UC GPA (if you're applying to UCs) -- see this:</p>
<p>CaliforniaColleges.edu</a> - Calculating Your GPA</p>
<p>-# of AP/IB/honors courses</p>
<p>-class rank/size</p>
<p>-SAT/ACT scores -- put the highest single-sitting score, the superscored SAT, and the composite of each (I hate adding it up in my head)</p>
<p>-SAT II scores</p>
<p>-AP scores, past and planned exams (only if they're going on the application)</p>
<p>-ECs -- put your principal ECs, not every single thing you've been involved in, especially not the ones that aren't going on the application. Put the years involved, note any leadership positions, and write a short explanation if it isn't self-explanatory. Don't use abbreviations. Arrange from most to least important to you.</p>
<p>-employment -- years involved, nature of the work, what you've done with the earnings</p>
<p>-honors/awards -- here's a way of differentiating them from ECs: an EC is something you do habitually as an activity (an organization at school, or even something you just do yourself); an honor/award is something that you get at one single time (though you may have received it multiple times) and that demonstrates something about you -- academic or athletic achievement, etc. Arrange from most to least important to you (this does not mean most to least significant or impressive, though).</p>
<p>-short explanation on recs/essays</p>
<p>-additional information</p>
<p>For the form:</p>
<p>Separate each section by bold or underlined headings. Use bullets for the items within the section.</p>
<p>From all the above, that's basically what your resume should look like when you give it to teachers, etc. for recommendations.</p>
<p>Student615 gives excellent advice.</p>