@mathyone, yes this was some time ago. Could be different now.
And I should emphasize that the website wasn’t created as an online resume or zeemee account - it was a working website that served an independent purpose.
If your kid has something like that, it should be referenced in the app even if just as proof of the accomplishment. If there happens to be a nice “about me” resume on there…bonus.
Yes, that’s what I was getting at. A website of substance vs. a website (or resume) created to bypass the space limitations on common app.
I would think adcoms wouldn’t be very interested in reading more material. If they wanted a resume, they’d ask for it. And I can’t see how you could create a resume that wouldn’t be substantially redundant with the listings in the common app.
Has anyone put their resume on a website and tracked college hits through an application season?
Do not submit a resume that includes info available in other parts of your application. That’s a waste of adcoms’ time, unhelpful at best and actively annoying at worst.
I agree with Marvin and blossom. Who needs to know all this extraneous info? It’s nice for you and your kid to list somewhere that he/she did this, this, this, this, and that during hs, but it can be saved in a memory box and stuck on a shelf for the future. The higher you aim, the more adcoms need to see you know which short list is relevant to them and can edit. Just asking if it should be 1-2pp shows the kid is stretching to add bullets. Calling the Activities section dry misses the point of the task. Afaiac, nearly every kid who adds a “resume,” could have skipped it and put more effort into deciding what should go into Activities and then the writing. Don’t make your adcoms sort your life for you, wade through all this to find what makes sense.