<p>Does Princeton mind if you send in an additional resume (1-2 pages)?</p>
<p>I don’t think so. I did, and they didn’t seem to mind since they accepted me. But format it well and don’t clutter it, and 2 pages is a maximum :)</p>
<p>Ok thanks. I’ve heard mixed reviews on this. Mine was ~2 pages formatted nicely and easy to read.</p>
<p>2 pages is a maximum? :S I sent one with my app as well, and it was about four pages with the spacing, bullets and what not. I had thought I might have gone overboard but didn’t have anybody to check with. Would that long a resume just be an annoying read, or would it impact my application negatively? I know I’m probably just worrying too much, but with the decisions this close, there’s not much else I can do.</p>
<p>Just looked at my resume again… It actually spilled over onto 3 pages. I had bullets and spacing so, its not just a wall of text. </p>
<p>I can’t imagine it would impact negatively. At worst, the adcoms would get annoyed and just not read most of it. I don’t think they would penalize you for it. If anything, I think we should be rewarded for going the extra mile.</p>
<p>Princeton’s advice to students on writing resumes: <a href=“Search Opportunities | Human Resources”>Search Opportunities | Human Resources;
<p>^thats for resumes like on a job application</p>
<p>We’re talking about admissions for colleges, so the link isn’t really relevant.</p>
<p>op,</p>
<p>a well-structured resume WILL enhance your chance of admission or at least, your app getting taken more seriously. The common app activity section has no space to detail awards and other important info., so having a resume shows adcoms that you are conscious of showing the college everything you have to offer.</p>
<p>mine was two pages, but structured very well, bullet pointed, and bolded in certain places to highlight my national/state-level awards and my charity concerts, through which I raised 2,000 dollars. </p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck. I am so nervous and dying to hear back from Pton and Harvard on the 29th, but I’m freaking out…if I don’t get in, well, I got likelies for dmouth and williams, so it’s not too bad.</p>
<p>Mathking: I thought you would have inferred my meaning, but as you didn’t, I guess I’ll spell it out: If Princeton is advising their graduates, who have 4 more years of experience than you, to write a concise, one-page resume, your 3-pager may come off as pretentious. Got it?</p>
<p>I’ll have to disagree with that assumption. For job applicants, the resume is, more or less, the common application: i.e. they are meant to list the applicant’s credentials, stats and achievements in a concise manner. We, however, are talking about Curriculum Vitae, which are meant to expand on the stuff we have mentioned in our applications, and I hardly think a single page is enough if we want an organized and legible CV.</p>
<p>Good lord, one page is long enough. I’ve seen my share of professional resumes and none of the good ones exceeded a page - and they cover 5 to 30 years more experience than a high schooler has. Remember the acronym KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid!</p>
<p>Guys, do you think that its too late now to send the resume by fax? I just didnt think about it before, and I think that considering my situation, it might be a good idea.</p>
<p>How can one list 4+ years of accomplishments in 1 page?</p>
<p>Job applications are different. You only have to list stuff you did pertaining to the job.</p>
<p>Also, I hope all people at princeton aren’t as condescending as you.</p>
<p>How can 30 years of experience be compressed into 1 page? See:</p>
<p>[What</a> Recent College Grads Should Have on their Resume | Fox Business](<a href=“http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/02/28/recent-college-grads-resume/]What”>http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/02/28/recent-college-grads-resume/)
[How</a> to Write a Resume - Pomona College](<a href=“http://www.pomona.edu/administration/career-development/students/get-prepped/write-a-resume-overview.aspx]How”>http://www.pomona.edu/administration/career-development/students/get-prepped/write-a-resume-overview.aspx)</p>
<p>I’ll also send you a PM.</p>
<p>I agree with mathking. Resumes for grad school and jobs are meant to list the relevant stuff that’ll get you the admission/job placement you want. We, on the other hand, have a lot more “relevant” stuff that we might feel the need to expand on, especially since the colleges claim admissions to be a “holistic” process. Also, I don’t know about domestic applicants, but I’m an international, and I feel that explaining my foreign credentials and awards would help a lot in the evaluation of my application.</p>
<p>Yes, you can send a resume. In fact, I would recommend it depending on the nature of your ECs (for example, mine included more awards than fitted on the Common App because I did debate and had some creative writing things). It allows you to really explain your ECs and your specific contributions. I personally used the model given by Michele Hernandez.</p>
<p>However, it should have been sent with your application. You shouldn’t send one now.</p>
<p>Yea I already sent it in. It happened to be attached to the common app.</p>
<p>Who is Michele Hernandez?</p>
<p>Also, should you put your standardized test scores on the resume? I didn’t because I assumed they already had them putting them on the resume again might seem a bit obnoxious.</p>
<p>[Hernandez</a> College Consulting, Inc. and Ivy League Admission Help](<a href=“http://www.hernandezcollegeconsulting.com/]Hernandez”>http://www.hernandezcollegeconsulting.com/)</p>
<p>DR. MICHELE HERNANDEZ is known as America’s premier college consultant through her work with high school students and her bestselling books: A is for Admission (Warner), The Middle School Years (Warner), and Acing the College Application (Ballantine).</p>
<p>Hern</p>
<p>If you format it well, the adcom will be able to read only as much as s/he wants to read: for instance, I had like half a page on MUNs with a big heading, so you could tell I’d done quite a few, and the first line under it was a secretariat position, and the next an award for a non-sec. position, so you could tell I did well enough - without reading much.</p>
<p>Since they probably skim through it anyway, I guess 4 pages shouldn’t hurt (@relativity) negatively. It would just call for a lighter skim, if anything. And if your resume is skim-friendly then it’s okay, right? :)</p>