<p>how long should the resume of ECs be?i mean should u like restirct it within 3 pages-but mine like goes on to 6 pages (minus explanation bits cos ive put them under separate categories) any other tips on how to present ur resume ?</p>
<p>you might want to keep it down to 2-3 pages..the person reading your application probably doesn't want to read 6+ pages of EC/awards/community service/etc. </p>
<p>quality > quantity</p>
<p>yeah 2-3 pages is generally the norm.</p>
<p>Using a r</p>
<p>ONE page.</p>
<p>One page is the norm for young lawyers applying for competitive fellowships and actors in their 20's auditioning for Broadway shows. If you're 18, the odds that you have more than one page of truly important, crucial information are close to nil.</p>
<p>i wouldn't call it a resume... we as highschool students aren't really qualified to write professional "resumes".. more like a list of your 4 years' EC/honors/community service/hobbies. </p>
<p>bottom line is: keep it to 1-3 pages. quality > quantity</p>
<p>Hanna is right. ONE PAGE. Alone. Two is you really must. I have two resumes - a technical resume, which is 2 pages long and details my work experience (I work in technical theatre, so it's important companies know my entire range of skills), and a standard resume, which is 1 page (for everything else). And before you ask, printing it in size 9 is not a good way to squeeze it all onto 1-2 pages.</p>
<p>one page resumes are for ones that you send off to real job employees. i don't think its too wise to cut off explanations and activities all because you want to keep it within 1 pag4e</p>
<p>I COMPLETELY agree with Hannah, 1 page is enough!</p>
<p>you dont even need a resume.</p>
<p>BUt it doesn't hurt to have one. A really long resume only makes people think your exaggerating stuff or you've been adding meaningless activities such as some maths quiz you won in Grade 1 or something. If you have something good just use it and don't waffle too much.</p>
<p>Mine was almost 2 pages. If you have a huge EC that requires a resume section of its own, then I think going a little over 1 is forgivable.</p>
<p>But 3 pages is just excessive. The question is really for most people is that is it worth mentioning all the small awards and stuff you won ages ago. How much is enough? after all, its not a competition to see who has the longest resume.</p>
<p>as seicheong puts it-> Quality>>>>>>>>>Quatity</p>
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<p>i don't think its too wise to cut off explanations and activities all because you want to keep it within 1 page</p>
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<li><p>No admissions officer is going to carefully read every word of a 17-year-old's 3-page resume. They will be too busy rolling their eyes and saying, "Another one of these..."</p></li>
<li><p>Putting all the fluff in there dilutes the impact of the good stuff. And yes, if you're 17, much of your three-page resume is fluff. You run a serious risk that the genuinely important things won't be noticed.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, it looks like you're self-aggrandizing, or else that you have poor judgment and you can't distinguish important facts from filler.</p></li>
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<p>Now, I'm not saying that this one mistake is going to cost you an acceptance -- plenty of people get into top schools despite a poor essay, a bad judgment call on the resume, etc. But the fact remains that it's a tactical error for a high schooler to have a lengthy resume.</p>
<p>If anyone with a multi-page resume is willing to share it publicly, I'll edit it for free, just as I do for my clients, so that everyone can see what I'm talking about.</p>
<p>Hanna, does this apply to homeschoolers as well? I'm very confused. I have a long list of all the books I have read and (I think) important activities that I have done over the past three years. I was under the impression that traditional rules (keep the resume short and sweet, no supplemental recs, etc) don't necessarily apply to homeschoolers. Thank you.</p>
<p>Why should the communication of ECs be any different for homeschoolers? It's your academic life that needs additional explanation, not your activities, right?</p>
<p>Are there schools that actually ask you for a list of books you've read? Or are you referring to sending that in as part of the "guidance counselor's statement" where you explain your school's curriculum? Because I'm talking solely about resumes on this thread.</p>
<p>Oh yes, another thing: use bullets! It sounds weird that I don't say write in paragraphs, but bullets make a more direct statement and to adcoms seem shorter. For example:</p>
<p>-Use bullets
-Don't exagerate
-Get to the point.
-Write in paragraph to explain one activity in detail.</p>
<p>Strange, yes, but when I was helping my boss sort through r</p>
<p>I'm doing my apps now and I don't see why you would even want to add a resume. You can add all the details elsewhere so why would you need a resume in the first place?</p>
<p>I was going to include a one-page resume, but now that I see that the commonapp online has room for 6000 characters in the honors/awards section, my resume fits there!
It would seem that there is no reason to include another paper to reiterate something (especially if your honors/awards/activities don't really require explanation.)</p>