<p>I have my Yale on-campus interview tomorrow, and I was hoping the parents could please help me out. I am going to bring a resume with my ec's, awards, community service, etc. My question is: should my resume also include my SAT scores? Or is the ec's, etc. enough?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My son did not include any statistical date on his resume -- GPA, SATs, APs etc. But he did include honors, which would indicate where he fell in that regard.</p>
<p>If they are really good, put them on. If not, leave them off.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I did include my honors/awards on the resume. And my SAT scores are very good, but I'm just not sure if they belong on an interview resume... Does anyone have any other opinions?</p>
<p>Your interviewer will probably know your scores. (Even if your scores were lousy, I don't think they'd come up in conversation!) The resume as you described will give plenty of opportunity for conversation, avoiding any "dead air" time. That's what you're looking for!</p>
<p>The interview is not at all about stats, such as scores. I can say this as an interviewer myself but also from my own kids' experiences with college interviews. The application has the stats. The interview is a chance to learn more about you that doesn't fit so neatly into stats and charts. It is chance to get to know you personally beyond the numbers. </p>
<p>My kids brought their activity/award resume to interviews, like you are contemplating. This is a good idea as a jumping off point and so that the interviewer doesn't have to remember all these things you did and has a chart of it all to go by if writing up an interview report. </p>
<p>I'm not sure in your case, but when my daughter applied to Yale, her on campus interview was with a student, not an adcom. The student interviewer is not going to ask about SATs. As an alum interviewer, I never ask students that either. Leaving the activity resume with the interviewer is a helpful thing. I wish more kid that I interviewed brought me something like that. </p>
<p>Good luck and leave your resume as it is....no need for stats. Show academic awards and show activities and accomplishments. This interview is not about your numbers. Show 'em who you are!</p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>How do you guys feel to a letter that includes a thank you note along with a flowing prose about your extracurriculars instead of a resume? I feel gauche writing a resume and just listing stuff instead of writing a formal letter.</p>
<p>Bad idea. The information is easier to get ahold of in resume form than in a letter.</p>
<p>Also, the thank you note should be sent after the interview, not before. It is in addition to oral thanks at the conclusion of the interview.</p>
<p>Not all interviewers will know the student's stats at the time of the interview. I believe Harvard does not provide that information to interviewers (Northstarmom would know). At my S's two interviews, the interviewers talked about the college courses he'd listed and about his ECs and hobbies, then about housing, majors, their own experiences, etc... His resume was thus a nice jumping off point for the conversation. He put everything on one page.</p>
<p>I interview for an Ivy League school as an alum and we do NOT know the scores. A resume is helpful because it gives us something to ask you about. If your scores are terrific it doesn't hurt to list them, since people will know you are a very serious candidate for the school if your scores are above average for the school. It is not, however, necessary or expected.
Most of the students I interview do not come with resumes - that is fine, too, but it is easier for me if I have a resume to work off of. If you do not come with a resume, come with questions! Or tell me things that you think the school should know about you that may not be obvious on your application. Show your personality and sense of humor. If you are applying RD and it is your absolute first choice, tell the interviewer, but only if you are sure! Very, very sure.</p>
<p>Thank you very much! I have decided to bring my resume without my scores -- only with my main ec's, awards, jobs, and community service.</p>
<p>I did not mention that as an alum interviewer, I also do not have the stats of the student, nor are they necessary as that is not the purpose of the interview. The interview is to learn new information and get a sense of who the candidate is. My feeling is if the OP's interview is on campus at Yale, it is with an upper class student interviewer who also likely is NOT privy to your stats. </p>
<p>The thank you note is not the time to list stuff about yourself. The thank you note is an opportunity to express thanks for the session, what you got out of it, how you learned something about the school that added to its appeal to you, and anything else you wish to add. </p>
<p>A resume at an interview is not necessary and most kids I interview do not bring one. However, I'd love it if they did as it is helpful. My kids brought theirs to their interviews. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>izzy-good decision. That's what my s. did for his Harvard interview. He did not list any statistical data, except when it related to a specific award he had already received. However, his interview started out with his being asked specifically about his SAT's and class rank, and then proceeded to be all about his extracurricular life and interests.</p>
<p>Hi everyone. I just got home from my Yale interview. I brought my activity sheet (without stats) and asked my interviewer if he would like to take a look at it, and he said no -- he just wanted to talk without seeing anything beforehand. So I guess all my worrying about the resume was for nothing! But it's ok -- I think my interview went very well, and I am glad I was prepared with the resume just in case. Thanks again for your advice!</p>