<p>When I applied Early Action I decided against sending a resume. Now I'm starting to question that decision, since my resume might have shed some light into important factors of my life. It's probably too late for EA, but in the case that I get deferred is it possible to send MIT admissions a copy of my resume?</p>
<p>For colleges in general, are sending resumes frowned upon? When is it appropriate to send a resume?</p>
<p>I mailed in my resume along with the research abstracts and a supplementary recommendation I had.</p>
<p>No college that I am aware of frowns upon a resume. They don't like laundry lists though; it's good to give insight regarding how your activities affect you.</p>
<p>If you are deferred, you can send any supplemental material you like until about February 1.</p>
<p>S1 sent a resume to every school. This was in addition to the info they requested in the app. He thought it was time and effort well spent, as it gave him a chance to show the interlinkages between various activities and interests, and it dovetailed nicely with his essays.</p>
<p>Note: Not every school wants this info -- Stanford is adamant that they don't.</p>
<p>Is it better to repeat what the application already has, or should I omit the stuff my application already mentions (e.g. achievements, work experience, education...)</p>
<p>And how far back would you recommend? Are 5 years okay? Or 3 is sufficient?</p>
<p>There's more than enough room on the MIT application to list awards and achievements attained during your high-school years. Rather than send a resume that simply duplicates some of this information or even includes unnecessary information from earlier years, you might consider developing an optional essay in which you talk about one or two of the most important achievements in greater depth.</p>
<p>So basically anything I achieved within my high school years starting from Ninth Grade...</p>
<p>I think it is quality not quantity that schools are looking for. Part of the application is adcoms seeing which awards and activities you value most as I am sure everyone applying has more than will fit. I did not send a resume and was accepted to both my early action schools.</p>
<p>I think you should ask yourself a few questions about all parts of your application.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>What are the top 3-5 activities / passions in my life? Have they been focused on heavily in the application?</p></li>
<li><p>Other than these very important activities, do I need to include the other secondary activities / interests as well? Do they truly add another dimension to the application? Will the adcoms really care about my singing contest in 8th grade?</p></li>
<li><p>Does my application read like a laundry list of awards and activities?</p></li>
<li><p>Does sending in an additional resume add another dimension to the application, or does it make it read more like a laundry list?</p></li>
<li><p>Does my supplemental informations / pieces complement my main application, or does it distract the reader from seeing the bigger picture?</p></li>
</ol>