<p>I'm about to start my long trek of visiting colleges and was wondering if it is expected to have a resume? I will be just doing the open house at some, and interviewing others. And if one is expected, what do i put on it? Extracurriculars, act scores, gpa, etc?
Thanks for any help in advance</p>
<p>If you are being interviewed, bring a one-page resume with your extracurriculars. If you want, you can add gpa and scores, but resumes are usually simply extracurricular/public service/awards and such.</p>
<p>I have a terrible time with this issue. It’s a personal bias I know, but when I see a teen with a Resume my reaction is “dull person trying to compensate with an adult-scripted document.” As such, I’d go minimalist … something brief, as Demiitasse suggests, with items the interviewer can latch onto as conversation starters. For example, I’d rather see “National Honor Society” than “Took SATs twice: Scored 740/760/640 the first time and then 750/750/700 the second, which is 750/760/700 (2290 superscored) with should be enough to make me a National Semi-Finalist at least.” YMMV.</p>
<p>You’re not expected to have a resume unless they tell you to have one.</p>
<p>My son interviewed at Wake Forest last week. He went in with a resume and an unofficial transcript. He came out with just the resume.</p>
<p>Bring one in case, it doesn’t hurt. If you’re going to be interviewed definitely make sure to have something (resume/unofficial transcript).</p>