<p>Okay..here it goes..
-1st question:
My current private high school has a strict grade system, where:
99-100 = A+
96-98 = A
94-95 = A-
92-93 = B+
86-91 = B
84-85 = B-
...and so forth..my concern is will the colleges take into the consideration of this strict grade system (if my counselor sends this grading scale)? Or will they just see what's there? Also, do colleges usually recalculate the grade into "academic" GPA, or do they depend on "overall" GPA more? </p>
<p>-2nd question:
I'm starting to gather my ECs, awards, experiences, etc. to start writing out my resume but I am clueless to know how you go about writing the resume. Is there a standard format, layout, font size, font color, paper size, headers, footers, # of pages, etc. that colleges want us to use? Or is it totally up to us? I've also researched but they have certain layouts like chronological, functional, etc. Which one is do colleges want?</p>
<p>*By the way, I will type my resume first and print it out on a proper sheet of paper. Then, I will ask my counselor to have him stamp and sign for approval so that the colleges won't see this resume as a lie (just in case because I'm an international student).</p>
<p>-Please comment and answer my questions so that I can process! Thanks.</p>
<p>Yeah, they'll take your grading system into account. Actually, that grading system looks exactly like mine.</p>
<p>Some colleges will ask specifically that you NOT send a resume, or they'll ask that the sheet of paper you include follow the format they used on the application. It varies by school.</p>
<p>Oh, thanks ducktape.
-Do you think our harsh grading system actually helped in the admission process? Also, do you know if colleges look at overall or at academic? (for example, I took a religious class but I did not do too well; will colleges care?)
-And as for the resume, do I need to call or email the specific colleges and ask whether they want me to send the resume or not? I personally would like to send my resume since it would show my strong areas and interests.</p>
<p>Unless a college explicitly discourages applicants from submitting a resume (look on their website), just go ahead and send it. At worst they will ignore it.</p>
<p>And talking about religious classes: I had a D in ethics junior class and I don't think it hurt my application.</p>
<p>Thanks b@r!um.
-I've searched and looked through their websites, but unfortunately I could not find anywhere that says anything about resume. Am I missing a link?
-I guess the colleges that you applied perhaps ignored the religious class?
-Also, can you please try to answer all of my other questions (concerning resume formats, academic GPA vs. overall GPA, and grade system)?</p>
<p>The format of your resume is completely up to you and most college websites don't mention the topic at all, leaving it completely up to you to submit one or not. Colleges that recalculate GPAs typically only include academic subjects. I don't know whether or how they look at your school's grading scale, but what's more important than your absolute GPA is your class rank, or estimated class rank in case your school does not rank (when schools do not rank, they often submit other information like the average GPA which colleges use to make an educated guess about your class rank).</p>
<p>As far as a resume goes, a typical resume is no longer than one 8 1/2 x 11 page. Don't try to be fancy, try to be clear. If you are dead set on sending a resume, make sure that somebody who doesn't know you can glance at that sheet of paper and instantly see what you've done, how much time you've spent doing it, what positions you've held, etc. I would suggest a standard font, like Times New Roman, or something similar that is easy to read. I use size 12 font, because that's standard. And use black ink, plain paper. </p>
<p>You should be able to search for free resume samples on google and come up with some sample formats.</p>
<p>Well, I guess I should recalculate my academic GPA to see where I am right now. It's actually good to hear that the colleges would recalculate to the academic since I've had some low marks on other elective classes. However, I just hope that our harsh grading scale could enhance and impress the adcoms. </p>
<p>And for my resume, I actually did take a look at some of other samples and "how to write a resume" but one rule that they mentioned was "do not center text." Is this true? What's wrong with centering text? </p>
<p>-Perhaps, would you be kind and generous to send me your sample of your resume? I would love to take a look and compare with mine to check what needs to be revised and modified. Please PM me. </p>
<p>Good question since I've wanted to know for myself. My resume currently has two pages..How can those students here with unlimited ECs, experiences, awards, etc. write all of them down ina resume in just one page?</p>
<p>1] Depends on the college. Air force academy might actually look at PE classes for example.
2] Times new roman. 12pt. However, you are usually free to use another style.</p>
<p>This grading system is similar to the one at my high school, though I've managed to come out on top of it so far. I'm not sure how much colleges will consider this, but if your GPA is higher than about 3.5 unweighted you shouldn't have too many problems. And you should take all the APs you can get, they really are very valuable.</p>
<p>I think you can just type up the resume and send it in, and I also think your idea of stamping is probably a good one. Just make sure you're not too wordy, yet be specific.</p>
<p>Well, if I calculated my overall GPA correctly, I have around 3.6~3.8. But I'm just wishing that the colleges will take the harsh grading scale into an account since that will impress the adcoms. And as for the APs, my school does NOT provide any APs..(I know..this will probably kill me..). However, I have taken EVERY rigorous course that my school can offer (I'm planning to take Calculus next year, too). Any more advices or thoughts on this?</p>