<p>Can we send in an additional page of resume? Or a page of notes about ourselves?</p>
<p>Like to indicate the languages i speak..</p>
<p>Yes; just be sure to follow the directions on Yale's website and those on the common app, which would include filling in the grid anyway.
Aside from languages, which could maybe come up in an essay or personal statement, what else are you planning on including? (resumes are delicate things; exhaustive but not long, detailed but not pedantic, etc...)</p>
<p>Thanks.. My essay is not at all related to the languages i speak.. So i cant put them in..
I'm planning to include some other activities.. Should i repeat what i've written in the common appl grid in my resume?</p>
<p>I don't think leaving the languages out of an essay will be that much of a problem, though most resumes/brag sheets are pretty rigid in format so it might be a little wierd to have an aside somewhere: "by the way, I also speak this and that." But, hey, it's your application and your talent could make you stand out! I'm not really sure about repeating activities. I think I read somewhere that if you attach a resume they might just skip the grid altogether and go straight to whatever you've sent in. Whatever the case, try to make sure that your resume is not just an inventory of your responses to the common app prompts on a separate sheet of paper.</p>
<p>maybe i don have to mention the languages.. i've asked my counsellor to mention them in her recommendation.. is that enoough?
Anyway, should i still send in a resume? most applicants do send?</p>
<p>I think your conselor's words would suffice. Please don't misunderstand-- I think a resume is a good idea in most cases. Just go over it with your conselor and come to an agreement.
I have no idea about the number of applicants who send in resumes, but it would be very interesting to know.
I get the feeling that most people think Yale frowns on supplementary material, i.e. anything but the bare minimum. My argument: you've got to campaign, and the common app, in and of itself, simply can't do that (convincingly) for most applicants. Go with your gut. Unless it is entirely frivolous, I don't see much of a way a resume could HURT your chances of admission.</p>
<p>Corbusi, thanks for your comments..</p>