Resume— How Should I Go About It?

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Hi all, this is my first post on CC after being just a long-time browser of the site, haha!!

I’m applying to Brown RD as one of my top choices; I’ve decided that it’s the only Ivy that I’ll be applying to. Every part of my app is perfected (to me, lol); that being said, it’s also my only school that has an optional resume.

I know that it would be really beneficial for me to submit one. I have a resume that I use for job applications etc, but I’m sure that I would need to draft up a different kind for this purpose. I’ve read that it can be an “activity” list in paragraph form, and I would want to do that in order to get the most out of it and really show my personality. But, how would a that be formatted? Can I get a tiny example of what an entry in such thing would be?

Thanks so much for the help :slight_smile:

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So what I did was that wrote an activity name (underlined it) and then elaborated on the activity. Try to condense your resume to one page. And make sure you start from most significant to least significant.

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If my resume is essentially going to just reiterate what I wrote in my Activities list for Common App, is it even worth it to submit one? How valuable is the resume submission?

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Your resume should be a one page summary of your application. It will also reveal how capable you are of concisely highlighting your achievements in a clean, clear, and properly formatted manner.

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Thanks everyone!! I just ended up making mine a one-page activities list with short descriptions. :slight_smile: