<p>Should I send a supplemental resume of ECs/work experience to colleges? I've heard both sides of the story: it does justice to all your activities, but colleges also hate "extra material." What do you guys think? Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>You may actually be able to squeeze the highlights of your resume into the common app.</p>
<p>They're not gonna reject you because you sent your resume...</p>
<p>Hm. Thanks for your response, Zuma! You make a good point. Anyone else have any opinions?? Do the majority of people send resumes? What are all of you doing?</p>
<p>I sent a resume to my schools...</p>
<p>Do people really do that much more stuff that they need an extra resume to highlight other amazing achievements. That makes me sad :( . To answer the OP's question, some colleges refuse to look at extra material and hold it against you. Others just throw it away and never look at it. Others read every single thing you send them, but hold it against you if you send too many irrelevant things. The answer to your question depends on which college you are applying to.</p>
<p>Every one of the colleges I applied to encouraged me to send any information to them that would help them discover as much about me as possible. I only applied to LACs so I can only comment upon that experience. My resume was three pages long and thru it I was able to emphasize what I was not able to cover in the Common Application. I say send it without any concern what so ever.</p>
<p>it's better to be 1 mile deep, 5 inches wide..than 1 mile wide....2 inches deep....get it..just put your most amazing on the common app</p>
<p>i would say send no more than a 2-page resume, especially if they have limited room on the app for ECs. they dont want to see 5 pages of "i do this and this and this", but instead take 1 or 2 pages to highlight some of your better achievements, like tutoring, or a sport youve played for a long time, or a leadership posistion, or a special award, and under them, give a small description (if necessary) and you might even want a sentence about why its important to you...just dont list small, stupid stuff (such as "joined the putt-putt club from fall '05-fall'06) and put a cover letter that has your name, the college, and a brief "heres my resume" type intro</p>
<p>a college will never reject you for too much stuff (but sending them constant letters/4-page resumes/ect may may you appear desperate) but a simple resume and a nice cover letter saying you appriciate their time because you love the college can actually help you in the long run because it shows interest and the college benifits from interested students, not just those who go because they have to...besides, if they dont want it, they'll stick it at the back or throw it away</p>