<p>I'm applying for Plan II and concisely summarized all of my extra-curricular, volunteer, and work activities on the application using the 70-character limit boxes. But apparently Plan II also requires a resume that I have to upload separately. What am I supposed to put on this resume? I don't really have any material left to use for it, unless I essentially cut and paste everything from the application. </p>
<p>Also, if my SAT subject tests/AP exam scores/IB exam scores were nothing special, should I report them on the application? I don't want them to hinder my application in light of my SAT score, which is relatively much better than my other scores. However, I also do want credit for my scores and don't want to hinder my application either by making it appear that I haven't taken any SAT subject, AP, or IB tests. Would I be able to not list them and then submit them after my application has been processed to receive credit?</p>
<p>Sorry if the answers to these questions are fairly obvious; I'm applying OOS and the application for this school is killing me. Hopefully it's worth the effort!</p>
<p>1) Just list all scores. I have never understood this mantra (that I’ve only seen on CC) of not reporting a score because “it’s bad” - they’ll see the damn scores if they want to, alright, you’re not hiding anything from them…</p>
<p>My expanded resume was about 7 pages and took me two weeks to compile. Put a ton of effort into it and it will show. Do not be concise. Read the page on the Plan II website about what they want to see in your expanded resume.</p>
<p>Yes, there is a standard resume required for university admission, and yes, you should keep that one concise. But Plan II wants detail, so I put more detail into my expanded resume.</p>
<p>That is a valid point, texaspg. I don’t even think I have enough information to create a resume longer than two or three pages, so thankfully that is a sufficient length for Plan II. However, I appreciate your point, Cwillbounds, on putting a great deal of effort into the resume. I will make sure to be very elaborate!</p>
<p>This. I believe what the Plan II website is trying to say is they don’t want a laudry list, but a description of each item. With that said, they don’t need the long version either.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>If you put </p>
<p>“Marching Band, ABC High School, 4 years”, that is not enough. They want to know to what instrument you played, if our school was part of BOA or competed in UIL State Competition, etc. But they don’t want to know that you practiced 8 hours a week and spent 8 more practicing on your own time. That makes you look braggy. The admission folks at Plan II have a pretty good handle on what kind of commitment is necessary for ECs that participate on the State or National Level, etc. You don’t have to tell them how great you are, they will figure that out all on their own by reading your accomplishments. And frankly, if your essay didn’t completely rock, your resume is useless. </p>
<p>So I don’t think 7 page resumes are necessary read every time. I think your scores, rank and GPA open the door for you, your essays tell them if you are a top caliber writer and if you get that far, your resume might see the light of the computer screen.</p>
<p>Also, the fact that an application is just being complete in mid-November is a huge disadvantage. To me is says it was not your number one program and it says you don’t understand how important early arrival of an application in a rolling admission cycle is.</p>