<p>Hi. I was wondering, if we have already submitted a resume with our application, do we still need to bring in another one for interview? I thought that interviewers receive copies of application, including supplements and the app itself.
If I do bring a resume, is a 3 page one too long (the one I submitted...)
Also, is it preferable if we bring science abstracts or short descriptions of projects we've done, or is this going to be seen as too much junk? I did for my other interviews, and they seemed okay with it.
Feedback 'preciated.
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<p>My interviewer asked me to bring one. I don’t know if that’s standard for Harvard or her personal preference though. If I were you, I’d just ask my interviewer when s/he called.</p>
<p>Three pages is pretty long for a resume. If you can’t shorten it (I pulled off some of the clubs I wasn’t big on), try formatting it. If you could get it down to two pages, you could print it out to go on the front and back of one page.</p>
<p>If abstracts were okay for your other interviews, they’d probably be okay here.</p>
<p>the interviewer for my brown interview told me that all he knew about me was my name and that i applied early. he did not see my application at all. i honestly do not think that you should bring your resume- everything on it you will tell your interviewer anyways and in greater detail.</p>
<p>My older son was asked to bring his resume and transcript. The interviewer used it to ask questions. Things like “How did you like working at ___?” or “Tell me more about what you did for professor X?” or “What exactly does Science Olympiad involve?” I’m a strong believer in one page resumes especially for high schoolers.</p>
<p>I don’t think I would bring in scientific abstracts unless the interviewer is also a scientist.</p>
<p>When you set up the interview you can ask the interviewer if he/she would like you to bring anything. (My preference.) Or you can come with the resume and ask the interviewer if they’d like to have it.</p>
<p>Bring to the interview whatever materials you think would help you. If the interviewer doesn’t want to see them, no problem. It’s not as if bringing the info will hurt you. The worst that could happen is that the interviewer may not look at the info. Interviewers like me, however, find it to be helpful to look at resumes, copies of excellent research papers or articles that the student has written, etc. I find such info keep me from wasting time on the interview getting background info on the student.</p>