<p>i have a lot of things that i want to put on my application, but the format of it doesn't allow me to put down everything.</p>
<p>so can i just write a resume? or would that look pompous?</p>
<p>if i don't do a resume, what can i do to enhance my application? i want to send them SOMETHING to show what ive done.</p>
<p>how many of YOU included a resume? if so, which schools did you apply to and which ones did you make it into / get rejected from?</p>
<p>I attached one because I had lots of ECs. I applied to a couple of all-girl schools (I would put them down, but since I am not sure if you are a girl...), Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Harvard, University of Chicago, Amherst, Stanford, Duke, UPenn, Princeton, and a state school. I got in everywhere except UPenn which wait-listed me. IMO, however, submitting a resume isn't something that will make a huge difference in terms of getting in. It may tilt the scales slightly in your favor or it may not. Schools that get a huge amount of applications might not even look at them, according to my school counselor. They just don't have the time to look at extra stuff.</p>
<p>Our D's school required each student to have a resume. They included it in the app packet they sent to the colleges.</p>
<p>Check the application. Many schools, such as Stanford, specifically say: Please do not enclose a r?sum? or extra pages of information.</p>
<p>They don't want to see your laundry list of ECs (most of which they've probably seen a thousand times). Think about it: why do they have limited space on the app? Were they just too lazy to give you a few more lines? No, they want you to pick the important ones -- in a way forcing you to have a focus. Plus, the supplement would probably just get in the way when going through your papers.</p>
<p>Some colleges allow supplemental materials such as artwork or writing samples. Check the college's guidelines.</p>
<p>KittyLow, WHEN did you apply to college?</p>
<p>Resumes are good to send if you have a long list of ECs, but if you're not doing much in most of them, then you really don't need to send one. Say, for instance, you've been in about 10 clubs over the high school years, and the application only has room for 6. If you haven't done anything of worth in 4 of them, then it's not necessary to include a resume. Just put the 6 you had the most impact/interest in. </p>
<p>I was in my schools Model Congress in 10th Grade, but I was only there because I thought it would look good on my college application. I barely got by in the club. I had no interest in the club, nor did I do anything of worth there. Model Congress never even made it to my application, because it wasn't necessary to put down on my application.</p>
<p>So my advice is to create a resume if you have more WORTHY ECs than there is space on the application. And only if the schools you are applying/applied to will accept your resume.</p>
<p>for me, I switched schools 2 times, so many of my clubs/activities didn't continue. As a result, my list of ECs is longer than most people since different high schools offer different opportunities.
Should I attach a resume even if say, MIT's application specifically says not to attach a resume?
(will I fall in the "special case" category?)</p>
<p>OT: Dang, congrats KittyLow!!</p>
<p>If it says not to attach a resume, don't attach a resume. </p>
<p>I was super-involved in many high school clubs and (not to brag lol) won quite a few awards, especially in Speech and Debate. For my applications, I decided not to attach a resume at all. I chose my five or six most significant extracurriculars and my few most important awards, and put those down. I left out everything else that hadn't been that important to me, because I figured that colleges wouldn't care that I had been a member (not officer) of French club for two years. I got in early to Yale. So yeah, I think it's not a bad idea to boil it down to the things that are most important, b/c adcoms are swamped as it is, and it's kind of cruel to make them read several more pages of stuff when they're already sorting through thousands of applications, lol. Good luck!!!</p>
<p>And if you do attach a resume...I think AdOfficer always says that it should never be more than one page long (ie he has several major postgrad degrees, and a high school student's resume should not be longer than his). Makes sense to me!!!</p>
<p>well, the thing is, all of them are important, just in different periods of my high school life (since I changed schools twice)
I managed to start up something close to the club in my original high school, but i dont think that counts as 1 club..</p>
<p>I know a that my school's policy is ATTACH...and we've had people go to Yale (two this year), to Harvard and to tons of amazing colleges.</p>
<p>And my school discourages it...we also get a lot into Ivies (also two to Yale this year!), so I guess it really doesn't make that much of a difference...attach a resume if you want to, but there are some schools (like Stanford and Columbia, I think) that tell you not to...in that case DON'T, b/c it doesn't look good not to follow directions.</p>
<p>Again, many applications discourage it, like Stanford's. Attaching something anyway can make you seem as though you can't follow directions.</p>
<p>I had one, and I got into my first choice ED last year :D That said, I agree that you should NOT attach one if the school says not to. Otherwise, whatever works for you should be fine.</p>
<p>I attached a list of activities.</p>
<p>Accepted: Bryn Mawr, Dartmouth (attending), Macalester, Wellesley
Waitlisted: Amherst, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Williams
Rejected: University of Chicago, Princeton</p>
<p>Most of the schools where I was waitlisted or rejected told my counselor they would've admitted me if I hadn't been an international financial aid applicant; I can assure you that the extra sheet of paper had nothing to do with it. ;)</p>
<p>I know Williams, Middlebury, Princeton treats international students like US citizens, disregard financial need.</p>
<p>but then, even if you dont need, the international pool is much more competitive by itself at those top schools...</p>
<p>so did u get a full ride at Dartmouth?</p>
<p>^That's what I said, too, but my counselor insisted. The funny thing is that Dartmouth isn't need-blind for international students but accepted me, while Middlebury -- which is less selective and allegedly need-blind -- did not. I didn't get a full ride from Dartmouth (didn't need one), but I received over $25,000 in grants.</p>
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<p>This is a HUGE fallacy. Dartmouth is an Ivy League and all Ivy Leagues have a need-blind policy regarding international students....it's part of the Ivy League contract, that and the athletics thing....remember that ALL ivies have the SAME admissions method. Exactly the same, perhaps some deviations in ranking the students within the adcoms.</p>
<p>Er, no, actually, it isn't.
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Due to the limited resources available for financial aid, Dartmouth must take the financial resources of international applicants into account when making admissions decisions. Dartmouth provides financial aid to all admitted students who demonstrate financial need and will meet 100% of that demonstrated need.
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<p>I'm pretty sure Brown has a similar policy, and possibly Penn and Cornell as well.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is more selective than Middlebury, but not to an extent that I'd be surprised that you were accepted to Dartmouth but not Midd.</p>