<p>I had heard that some people attach a resume with their application, so I stuck my usual one on to the additional info section. I didn't cut it down any, so it has the activities and stuff that I put on the common app. It's not very long or drawn out, it just has what the activity is and what I did in it. In all, its about 2 pages. Am I screwed? People on here seem to think that that's a death sentence. I'm confused.</p>
<p>It is fine!</p>
<p>It's not a death sentence, but it wasn't smart. It shows that you didn't think about what you were doing.</p>
<p>It's hard to tell what effect this might have on your application. But you can't change it, so don't worry about it.</p>
<p>It's just redundant if you already put all the info on the common app. But as long as it was neat and organized, don't worry too much about it. You do have to read very carefully what each school wants and doesn't want. That's confusing in itself, my daughter is applying to a school which lists completely contradictory application requirements on two pages of the same brochure (I think they changed the requirements this year and didn't completely edit the brochure from last year).</p>
<p>I think it would be fine (although I don't have any personal experience with this...). I'm also doing a resume! about 2 pages as well.</p>
<p>guys, under the 'activities' section on commonapps...there's already enough room to list all the EC's......right underneath, there's also space for work experience.</p>
<p>that's basically the whole resume....i don't get it. i mean if i'm writing a paper resume, do i still need to fill out the online part still? or vice versa?</p>
<p>Yes, you always need to fill out what's on the application. That's what's going to get put into the schools' database.</p>
<p>You need to send an additional resume only if it adds something to your application that isn't somewhere else.</p>
<p>I'm sending a 1 page resume. I had to cut it down a lot, and with very little description. looks pretty good now though, the common app doesn't have room for a lot of important things.</p>
<p>Chedva -- the thing is, my school wants me to write them one even tho i'm already putting everything on the common apps. i'm involved in EC's but i don't have the stuff that the top CCers have...not nearly as much.
i guess i'd still have to print out one regardless of what i do online in the EC section</p>
<p>yournamehere, your school can't control what you put on your application. Are you saying that they want you to write a resume for your guidance counselor? That's not unusual; it helps the GC write your recommendation. You don't have to attach it to the Common App, particularly if you send it electronically.</p>
<p>In any event, even if you do attach the resume, you still have to fill out the application itself.</p>
<p>oh yea, ur right. i kinda forgot about the whole GC rec letter part (particularly b/c i don't think it's gonna have that much of an impact on the admissions). </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>wait, so your resume can't have the same things you put on the common app extracurricular portion?</p>
<p>yeah, i was wondering the same thing...
my resume sort of covers a lot of what was on the app, but with a little more detail
i also included a list of awards, etc</p>
<p>It's not that it can't, it's that it shouldn't. Remember how many apps an admissions counselor has to read, and how much he or she has to remember of each application. Then having to read something that's pretty much redundant is a pain and will not reflect well on you.</p>
<p>However, if your resume shows something that the application doesn't, even if some entries are redundant, than that's OK.</p>
<p>For example, my d's chronological list of activities didn't really show where her passions lie, since she was doing a lot of different things every year. But the activities could be grouped into categories: Sports, Performing Arts, Community Service, etc., which would allow the admissions counselor to see at a glance that she has pursued a few interests very heavily.</p>
<p>But one thing is for sure: do not put any academic information (GPA, test scores, classes taken, etc.) on a resume that gets attached to the application. That stuff is already clear from the application itself.</p>
<p>i see. thanks chedva.</p>