<p>Is it possible to attache a resume on Common app online? I am still new to this process.</p>
<p>Would you recommend attaching a resume in the first place?</p>
<p>Sent from my SHV-E160S using CC</p>
<p>Yes you can attach a resume. You do so in the “additional information” section. </p>
<p>However, I personally would not do so. To me, it’s seems a little ridiculous for a 17 year old to have a resume and it also might seem like your saying you have a better way of reporting your ECs than the common app does. </p>
<p>This is just my opinion though and I’m sure someone will be quick to say “ignore Lehigh’s post.”</p>
<p>Best of luck,
- Mike</p>
<p>Thanks for your answer Lehigh2017. I agree that attaching a resume might seem a bit ridiculous for a high school student. I’m still considering attaching a resume because I do not think that I won’t be able to cover all of my EC’s, volunteer works, and internships on the provided lines. At the same time, I’m ambivalent about this choice because I’m afraid that colleges might view me as just trying to make an appeal by providing more information that isn’t necessarily “good.”</p>
<p>No problem!</p>
<p>Let me add one thing though:</p>
<p>If you feel that you need to elaborate on your ECs, then by all means do so! It is a bad idea to add a resume when doing so would be superfluous, but if you genuinely need the extra space, than you won’t be penalized. So yes, if the additional information that you want to provide is very important, go for it. </p>
<p>Sorry that I’m so contradictory!</p>
<p>Best regards,
- Mike</p>
<p>@Lehigh2017 Thanks so much! You’ve been a great help :)</p>
<p>My pleasure!</p>
<p>Attaching a resume is a bit pretentious. Try to be as concise as possible because chances are, if you’re a tired admissions officer looking through hundreds of applications, you wouldn’t be too pleased with someone who has a folder the size of a book. </p>
<p>Do it if you must, but there are other, more effective ways of communicating your activities.</p>
<p>nonono. I read somewhere from some ivy league adcom that attaching a resume is considered pretentious and that it seems as if you don’t care enough about your application to do your best on it.</p>
<p>don’t do it.</p>
<p>and yeah, lehigh2017 rocks!</p>
<p>@ptontiger16 </p>
<p>Thank you for your advice.
Yes, I’m considering between attaching a resume to elaborate on my activities and cutting down my activities to a brief list. At the same time I’m concerned that a brief list would not sufficiently portray my high school life and would work negatively on my overall application. This seems like a hard choice to make.</p>
<p>Ignore lehigh2017’s post. Lol jk just messing with ya. </p>
<p>To the OP, I think you can attach a resume, if it is around 1page and tells more about your activities than your app. Sometimes you can’t fit everything into the common app, which is why they made the “additional information section.” Just make sure it is quick to the point and not to long, but explains enough. They don’t want to read another essay.</p>
<p>Haha now I am more confused than ever. Thanks for your opinions. You guys somehow made my day.</p>
<p>How to write Details and Accomplishment? Are there any tips about how to condense the activities in one sentence?</p>
<p>^If you describe the activity I can put it into one short sentence for you.</p>
<p>Don’t do it! ZombieDante goes around stealing Extracurriculars!</p>
<p>jk:D</p>
<p>Wait what? You can steal ECs…hmm interesting…I shall be back after I go to the EC bank…</p>
<p>If some few activities actually require a few extra lines to describe, fine- as long as you keep this to the absolute minimum- half page is fine, less is better. You do not want to take adcoms’ attention away from the body of your app for what usually turns out to be redundant and rambling- or dumb. They only have about 15 minutes per app and simply do not need chat about these things. They know what nearly every conceivable hs activity is. Now they care about whether you participated wisely, accomplished something of value, maybe won something and if you can judge what matters.</p>
<p>I’m concerned that a brief list would not sufficiently portray my high school life. That’s just it: you do not need to fully portray your hs life. (You are not switching hs; you are applying for the next leap.) Focus on the activities that show responsibilites and real impact, then add back in things that show you can experiment, have fun, support your hs group, etc. Have good comm service to report. Edit, yes, but do not over-edit.</p>
<p>I concur with the posts here supporting the resume when necessary. Some ECs are somewhat generic and don’t need any unnecessary details (i.e. being president of your FBLA is, I mean, self-explanatory). </p>
<p>But remember, colleges often have stated they want to see accomplishments in ECs as well, things that would be more than appropriate for the additional info page. Of course, being in charge of the junior prom committee and writing about blowing up balloons is superfluous (in fact, a Brown adcom used this specific example at an info session I attended!). Interning at a newspaper and publishing something or being president of a club that accomplished a serious milestone, however, are things you may want to expand upon. </p>
<p>Just my two cents. There’s about 2 activities I’ll be expanding upon briefly on the attachment myself, and I’ll probably also fit in my summer programs (namely Boy’s State and my accomplishments there) and some self-studied AP scores on the sheet as well.</p>
<p>For example, I tried different volunteer works and I learnt various skills. But if I just write them all down it would be dull,so are there any tips for me to conclude my experience vividly?How to make my description attratctive? Should the description abstract(i.e. No service, no satisfaction)or concrete(I have done this,I have done that,etc)?</p>
<p>wg, so many kids think a little this, a little that is all it takes. (Or one big grandstanding thing.) You’re the first I’ve seen who phrased it positively, reframed it, as a collection of new skills. Maybe that’s more than you meant. But it shows how somone can respond to the wording. Might make an interesting essay- all the odd things, some funny experiences and how it added up. Show yourself as willing to try new things, able to take something from each.</p>
<p>Sometimes, you can find a pattern or one theme that seems to connect them. Sometimes the last few go under one heading and you just note them. In general, you want to show you can do more than the same old hs clubs that meet when the bell rings and are mostly about hanging. Show you can climb out of the comfort zone. Try to find one accomplishment or resp about each. </p>
<p>I can’t believe Brown mentioned the prom dec thing- you wouldn’t believe how many kids think the popular activites in hs will stand out for adcoms.</p>
<p>Honors- I agree with so much you wrote- but not just “pres of fbla,” right? Something about the resp and impact. And BState should also go on the EC page- first impressions are there. Self studied APs can go on the Academics page. Then Addl Info for details you are sure are relevant.</p>
<p>If I want to include details about music, which I’ve done many different things for (chamber music, orchestras, festivals), should I definitely do a resume? There’s no way I can fit everything I’ve done on violin onto one “violin” slot. I have the same problem with piano. argh why can’t they give us more room???</p>