<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>I am putting together a resume for the very first time. I will be a senior next year in high school, and it's high time I made one. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, I have no idea where to start. Can anyone please help me? </p>
<p>Much appreciated.</p>
<p>What are you planning to use the resume for (this will effect what you put on it)?</p>
<p>For college.</p>
<p>Education:
High School
- GPA
- SAT (or ACT)
Academic Achievements
- Award
- Award
Work Experience
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Extracurricular
- President of Student Council
- What you did
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- Editor in Chief of school newspaper</p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>Should I add a brief, one sentence description for all the awards as well?</p>
<p>Yes. It is hard to indent on CC, but for each work experience and EC you should include a brief description of what you did.</p>
<p>Ahh, okay, that’s very helpful, thanks! </p>
<p>How long should it be? No longer than one page? Or is two pages fine?</p>
<p>[College</a> Application Resumes - Part 1 - YouTube](<a href=“College Application Resumes - Part 1 - YouTube”>College Application Resumes - Part 1 - YouTube)
there are also parts 2 and 3</p>
<p>One page.</p>
<p>When you are in college then list relevant courses, plus research.</p>
<p>Alright!</p>
<p>Also, is it necessary to also include a description for academic achievements?? (Such as National Merit Finalist, etc) </p>
<p>@oldfort mentioned that it was necessary to have one for things extracurriculars/work experience</p>
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<p>I think pretty much anyone likely to read your resume will know what a National Merit Finalist is. But a lot of achievements are not obvious to those outside of the field; when in doubt add a descriptive line.</p>