<p>The book "Acing the College Application" suggests that if you have a lot of academic honors, you should type them up as a separate list. However, if you're applying online, how would do you do this? The common application only has space for 5 academic honors. (same thing for extra curricular activities)</p>
<p>Also, the book says (regarding the work experience section of the application): "Leave this section blank at your own peril." To be honest, I don't have any work experience, though otherwise my app is quite good; is this as crippling as Hernandez suggests?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>if u do quite a bit of volunteering, that would probably cancel out the no actual work experinece thing. they can't expect every teen to have a job.</p>
<p>I wondered the same thing as the OP--can you attach something to the Common App, such as the chart that Hernandez recommends?</p>
<p>certain schools encourage an additional "resume"</p>
<p>Many elite colleges do not. It really depends on the school, try calling the admissions offices on Monday and asking. But the commonapp only has 5 slots for a reason, pick your 5 best and combine when you can.</p>
<p>Fill out the Common App. Choose your best activities for the 5 spaces. Then send an additional resume or activity list to each college with other materials you need to submit to each college such as your transcript. At our local high school, the counseling department collects everything and mails it in one large envelope to each school. See if you can include it in this. If not, send it yourself. </p>
<p>If you haven't been employed, then you can't fill that section in. If you have been other activities, you should be OK. I know lots of kids who have gotten into very selective schools even though they have never had a job.</p>