<p>I am applying via the CommonApp, and I'm planning on uploading a Resume with all of my extracurriculars, etc. However, I wasn't sure how to go about doing this. Is there a certian college application format for resumes? Thanks for your help</p>
<p>yeah me too...i need an answer to this :)</p>
<p>I don't think there's a certain format. Just make it easy to follow, group like-activities under more general headings, don't put the most important stuff last. ;)</p>
<p>My son devised his own. It had academic ECs (brain bowl and that sort of thing), then athletic ECs. At the end he had his employment history and professional certifications. The community service/volunteering stuff was integrated with his athletic ECs because his volunteering was always in connection with that.</p>
<p>But you can devise your own format to best show yourself. If you group various activities in larger catagories though, it can minimize that look some kids' resumes have of doing lots of unconnected things that don't really show a significant investment or focus on just one or two things.</p>
<p>I'd like to include an attached resume as well.</p>
<p>Does this mean it's unecessary to fill out the Common App activities form?</p>
<p>I think you should do both. The resume can just offer more detail about the things in the activities form on the Common App. It's not like the resume is in any way required or even expected, though. It's just something some kids do because the Common App can leave very significant and complex ECs looking a little skeletal.</p>
<p>It states clearly on the application that you need to fill the activities section out on the common app even if you include a resume.</p>
<p>Got it, thanks!</p>
<p>"It's just something some kids do because the Common App can leave very significant and complex ECs looking a little skeletal."</p>
<p>Exactly my issue.</p>
<p>Make it look like a professional resume. My daughter's resume has</p>
<p>Academic Experience
Extracurricular Activities
Professional Experience</p>
<p>Most of profession resumes would list Professional Experience first because that's most relevant, but in your case Academic Experience is most important. If you have a lot of awards (state or national), you may want to have a separate section, otherwise you could list your awards/Honors with your Academic or EC. When you list your work experience, put down number of hours/week you worked there. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for your help...I'm going to get to work!</p>
<p>Your resume should be an extended activities sheet.
Thats what the commonapp says.</p>
<p>You can also use additional information for names of your college classes if any.</p>
<p>anyone have an example they could share?</p>
<p>bump.............</p>
<p>So where do students typically upload the resume? Under the Additional Information section of the CommonApp?</p>
<p>Anyone out there?</p>
<p>Yes, the additional information section is typically used (though some
send in paper copies separatley). A very nice way of presenting your information is discussed in great detail in Michelle Hernandez's book on filling out
a college application. Check it out in your local library.</p>
<p>I followed the format she had suggested in the book and was admitted to all the schools
I applied to: MIT, Caltech, H,P,S, Duke)</p>
<p>@ MIT 012, how many pages was your chart and what size font?</p>
<p>How many activities did you include? (as in, how many might be excessive lol?)</p>
<p>In Arial 10 font with white spaces for readability, my final version came to 4 pages
last year. Categories were in bold so the reader could jump to that section
alone.</p>
<p>Page 1: Academics, Work (description, hours, years), Achievements in Arts</p>
<p>Page 2: Honors and awards in Science and Math, School and regional awards
Activities during school year (hours, description of role, honors)
Page 3: Activities during summer (description, hours, years)</p>
<p>Page 4: Additional academics (outside school)</p>
<p>The key advice provided by Michelle Hernandez in her book is to provide
elaborate information about how you use your time. The idea is not that
your reader will skim every paragraph but if she/he wants additional
information they will go to that clearly marked section to see in greater
detail what you were doing.</p>
<p>does any one know if the resume format, font's, colors etc remain when uploaded to the additional info section of the common app?</p>
<p>Good rule of thumb is to keep your resume to one page.</p>