<p>Because the common app essay formatting is weird, i want to send in hard copies of my essays. Is this okay? i also would like to send in a resume. What a college's policy if i sent the app and supplement in online?</p>
<p>I think it depends on the college, where are you applying?</p>
<p>Send your essays on the common app. They won't hold formatting blemishes against you. Sending in a resume would be just fine. Address it to your state's or area's representative in admissions.</p>
<p>I have gone through this app. process with three kids. I really had to do it all with them because the College Counselors left/were not available. I trained myself and actually am thinking about becoming a private counselor - have an education background. My suggestions - keep your essays the length in the common app. That is all they want! My kids all did an addenedum which was sent in with their recs., transcripts. It was basically a one or two page addendum including explanations of ECs., other activities that would not fit in the online app. This works! Keep it consistent and the same timeline as the info. you have on the app. so that it is easy to follow. So the common app. begins with 9th grade on - do the same with the addendum. Put your name and SS# date of birth at the top so it all goes in the same file and not lost. This extra info. is very important and many students don't realize one can do this. It should look like a resume. I would love to help you. This extra info. really helped my kids and made them stand out. I highly recommend this approach. Any college accepts this and graduate schools need it! My oldest is now in grad. school. Hope this helps and let me know if I can help anymore.</p>
<p>My resume is five pages and all of it is extremely relevant. Is this too exhaustive? i really want my schools to see all i've done.</p>
<p>And by the way, i'm applying to top LACs (Williams, Pomona, Midd, Bowdoin)</p>
<p>Five pages is way too much. Consolidate activities and explain only what is absolutely necessary. No admissions counselor is going to read a 5 (or even a 3) page resume. Remember the adage: "The thicker the file, the thicker the candidate." Pare it down.</p>
<p>5 pages would only make you seem pretentious and self-centered.</p>
<p>I've got this great app book and the example resumes in there are all 3+ pages. The author is a professional counselor and says its okay?</p>
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<p>If your resume is 5 pages long it also could appear that you join and do everything you absolutely can without regard to having any real interest or goal. Or it could also look like you lack the ability to be concise. Could you give us some examples of all these things you have done in the last 4 years?</p>
<p>an admissions rep for UVA came to our school and this is what he said on long resumes: it does make you look really self-centered, and the dean of admissions at UVA only has a 2 page resume. Only consider things that make you really stand out, or else they are going to think you are very, very pretentious.</p>