<p>I was reading Acing the College Application by Michelle Hernandez, and she recommended a detailed activity list taking several pages in the format of a table saying that admissions officers disliked resume formats and one should be specific.</p>
<p>I showed it to my counselor who said I should make it one page with only the title of the activity and in the format of the work resume.</p>
<p>I would like to send the activity list because it does a better job of saying my involvement and the roles of my activities, but I was worried it would be too long and seem like overkill. I'm not fond of a one page work resume either.</p>
<p>Assuming you are applying to selective schools where the adcoms generally spend 15 to 30 minutes per application, if you present a nicely formatted two-page supplement that is visually set up such that it’s easy to pick out the highlights, most adcoms will take the time to review it. </p>
<p>If you are applying to schools where the adcoms have a higher load and only spend a few minutes per file, your supplement is not likely to get the attention you’d like if it is over 1 page. </p>
<p>In any event, be descriptive but very succinct.</p>
<p>Do you think anyone with more EC than can fit on the form should use a resume? Can you explain under what circumstances and where you attach the resume to the common app? Should it be a complete or supplemental resume? </p>
<p>It seems that when you attach a complete resume, it will repeat some the information already in the form section ? I thought this was a bad idea. On the other hand, I think it it more helpful to have the complete picture on one page.</p>
<p>An activity list that takes several pages may give the impression that you are spreading yourself too thin. Make sure your activities reflect who you really are, not that you join any club that comes along.</p>