<p>Well, that was a stupid question. I know what it's for. What I meant was, what format should it take? There's no world limit, so should it be an actual essay, or just basically talking about something?</p>
<p>It can be anything. An detailed resume is probably the best bet; I wouldn’t want to write another essay!</p>
<p>I’m planning on giving my resume.</p>
<p>You don’t have a resume. You’re a student. A resume is for people who are heading into or have been in the workforce. You are heading to college. My students put their detailed activity sheets in that section, because the work/activity section doesn’t give enough room to expand on your activities.</p>
<p>^That sounds arrogant. </p>
<p>I hold a part time tennis coaching job and I used the exact same resume that we created in school in the middle of our junior year to get it. With some modifications, I’m planning on attaching that in the Additional Information.</p>
<p>The whole point of school is to prepare a student for the workforce.</p>
<p>There are very few high school kids who don’t have a work history and a resume that they are continuously updating. Working while attending college is fast becoming the norm.</p>
<p>Actually you’d be surprised. A lot of high school students are getting jobs nowadays. Part time at restaurants or fast food joints, granted, but a job nonetheless. Under-the-table jobs like babysitting or game reffing is also quite common.</p>
<p>Do colleges look at the Additional Info section as equally as the other sections, or will they just breeze through it?</p>
<p>I definitely ran out of room on so many different sections and was told to put it in the Additional Info section, but I feel like it’ll have so many things that the adcoms wont look at closely at those.</p>
<p>A lot of the information on my resume is also on the activities/work section of the Common App but it does go in further detail. Is it worth the while attaching my resume or is it just redundant?</p>
<p>I would just attach it anyway. If the adcoms are interested in that EC you feel that is important to you, then they’ll want to read the extra description. If they think they already know what you’re going to say for another EC, then they might just skip over that part.</p>