<p>I don't have a resume, because I, perhaps stupidly, decided it was easy enough to keep track of my relatively few ECs and accomplishments in my head. Is not attaching one going to kill my chances for acceptance? I was planning on utilizing the 'Additional Information' section to list more stuff I've done, like playing the trumpet for seven years, and the fable book I helped assemble to help educate kids in Nepal. I wasn't going to describe out each EC I listed on the normal activities section of the Common App.</p>
<p>Should I alter my thinking at all? I could assemble a quick resume detailing everything, including the trumpet and fable book, but I thought the purpose of the "Expound on an EC activity section" was so you were forced to talk about the most important one, not all of them. Consequently, attaching a resume that basically negates that section seems stupid and a reason to anger the schools I am applying to. So...what sound like the best course of action?</p>
<p>On a partially related note, I used two separate spaces on the Activities page for varsity track (10-12), and JV track (9). Should I perhaps move the fable book, which really sounds better and is more tied into my main EC (novel writing), to that spot, and relegate JV track to the "Additional Information" section/resume, dependant on which route I go?</p>
<p>Note to mods: Please, don't move this. This isn't pertaining to Common App, even if it sounds like it is.</p>
<p>If you can't keep track of your EC's in your head, I'd say they are sufficient for just about any school. You sound like a strong applicant who doesn't need a resume.</p>
<p>I'm not attaching a resume or writing in the additional info section. But then again, I have, like, no EC's (look at post 1 on thread below for pathetic EC's)</p>
<p>Resume is not necessary, not having one will not hurt chances, and for those who are under the impression that a resume is the deciding point, understand that most colleges don't even want them; for example, Stanford requests that you not submit materials not requested such as resumes.</p>
<p>Are there programs that REQUEST a resume? I've never heard so. Usually a list of ECs with a few words of description is sufficient (frankly, most applicants feel they NEED to expound endlessly about their EC experience and the adcoms -- don't want nor need this in 95% of the cases).</p>