My colleges aren’t asking for any of my extra activities, I really want to include them and someone once told me about a brag sheet. I don’t know what this is, but if I could find out I would sure appreciate it! So if anyone could tell me anything they know about a brag sheet that would be great!
<p>exactly what it sounds like. It's a sheet with all of your accomplishments, anything you want to "brag" about. never considered using one so hopefully someone else can give more details</p>
<p>It's just a more detailed version of your ECs, community service, awards, talents, etc. I think there is a template that Michelle Hernandez wrote about in her book?</p>
<p>I believe, it's pretty much a resume.</p>
<p>Whether it helps you get in or not - I have no idea.</p>
<p>Don't title it "Brag Sheet"!</p>
<p>yeah, a brag sheet is just slang for a resume or personal profile sheet. CCers who post their laundry list (stats) are posting their brag sheet!</p>
<p>Are awards included in brag sheet? If so, do you write one-two sentences about it?</p>
<p>Normally, you keep a resume real simple, no more than 2 pages. There are plenty of samples on the net. Just search for "high school resume" or something like that...</p>
<p><a href="http://computype.bizland.com/high_school_resume.htm%5B/url%5D">http://computype.bizland.com/high_school_resume.htm</a>
<a href="http://www.iit.edu/%7Esrespad/aboutme.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.iit.edu/~srespad/aboutme.htm</a>
<a href="http://www.adventuresineducation.org/highschool/hs_splresume.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.adventuresineducation.org/highschool/hs_splresume.cfm</a></p>
<p>This is creative, but overkill, and hard to read, IMHO...
<a href="http://www.pages.drexel.edu/%7Evtc22/resume1.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~vtc22/resume1.htm</a></p>
<p>I think Brag sheets have a minimal effect on the application, unless you discovered the cure to over 100 different cancers LOL (then you'd list them all)</p>
<p>Yea they're definitely not a necessity, but if you feel like you need to explain your ECs a bit for the adcom to understand, you might make a brag sheet.</p>
<p>I think we can let go of the "brag sheet" reference, now that we know it's simply a resume or written personal profile.</p>
<p>It's not so much that a resume should be attached to the college application, but that it is a handy document to have available for employment or scholarship applications, unexpected interviews, etc. When you are looking for that part-time job, internship or research opportunity, it is great to have your resume instantly available.</p>
<p>This is a "working document," meaning you will constantly update it as you complete more classwork, community service hours and earn awards or other recognition. You will want to keep it on your computer (i.e. MS Word document) so that you can update, print and/or e-mail it as needed. Keep the latest copy on a (pocket) flash drive or in your online AOL, yahoo or hotmail folder, so that you have access to it anywhere you go.</p>
<p>Those links were helpful, gsp...</p>
<p>I've had a word document with education/extra-curricular activities/awards kept for awhile but it never looked that nice. But now I'm modeling after the links posted to give to teachers who I hope will write me recommendations this fall.</p>
<p>Well I've had a resume for a while, but it's mainly for jobs, not for colleges. I did, however, give a copy to my teachers who wrote my recommendations, but not to the colleges themselves.</p>
<p>Thank You for your responces. The attached resume's were helpful! So a resume, or brag sheet can be up to two pages long correct? Should it be in any certain format, or just a professional one?</p>
<p>This may be a stupid question but don't you like have to do a resume (as I prefer to call it)? I understand that you can list ec's, talents, accomplishments etc. on the app. but often times there isn't enough room to place everything. Therefore I thought that everyone does a resume. Is this not true?</p>
<p>Not everyone does a resume, and a brag sheet is slightly different from a resume which is primarily job or task oriented. A brag sheet can be as simple as a list of activities and awards or positions held, it can include jobs, but is usually focused on ECs for most students. I am sure your local public library has access to books with copies of application brag sheets.</p>
<p>No, not everyone does a resume, but it does come in handy. Even in situations where you might receive an award, scholarship or other acknowledgement, a resume or brag sheet comes in handy when someone requests information about you.</p>
<p>It is just a handy document to have...</p>
<p>student & parent brag sheet examples
I guess a brag sheet can be different than a resume. Think hard about EVERYTHING you have done during high school. Convey your unique qualities. Give an honest estimation of yourself, what you have done, and what you have left to do.</p>
<p>A brag sheet and/or resume can be something you give to someone who is writing a rec letter for you, who is writing a news article about you or will introduce you at an event, like an awards ceremony.</p>
<p><a href="http://pioneer.aaps.k12.mi.us/cou/brag.html%5B/url%5D">http://pioneer.aaps.k12.mi.us/cou/brag.html</a>
<a href="http://mkhsavid.com/workbookletbragsheet.htm%5B/url%5D">http://mkhsavid.com/workbookletbragsheet.htm</a></p>
<p>Adobe Acrobat 'pdf' files
<a href="http://www.visi.org/counseling/brag_sheet.PDF%5B/url%5D">http://www.visi.org/counseling/brag_sheet.PDF</a>
<a href="http://www.visi.org/counseling/parent_bragsheet.PDF%5B/url%5D">http://www.visi.org/counseling/parent_bragsheet.PDF</a>
<a href="http://www.millshigh.org/counseling/studentbrag.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.millshigh.org/counseling/studentbrag.pdf</a></p>
<p>All of these examples are very helpful! Thank you, I am printing them out as they come. The colleges I am applying for aren't giving me enough room for all of my extra-curricular activities. That is why I wanted to include a brag sheet. The college applications I am filling out just want background information on me, and my secondary school record. They don't ask for any other information on me. Someone once told me that a Part II would probably be coming (The schools are Michigan State and Western Michigan). However, I am not sure if there is a part II, so should I just send the brag sheet in with the part I of the application, or wait to see if a part II comes? Any Advice..?</p>
<p>well if you are going to send in a resume, do you still have to fill out that minuscule little chart on the common app. Its so tiny though and you can't explain much in it. So would it be better to maybe include one activity and everything important you did with it and then continue on with other activities in the actual resume. For instance you write "Basket ball JV and V" and then you list all of the positions held , awards etc...on the lines adjacent and if that takes up the whole chart you can go on with your other activities on the resume .OR should you list like more activities in the chart and yet not that many awards and positions on the adjacent lines ???im kind of confused...</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for responding and posting those websites!</p>